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January 2024 by Gigi Ropp
Really great pricing and variety if you can deal with the lack of help and the cluttered feel that is common for used bookstores!
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November 2023 by Helen C.
I'm obsessed with this book store!! My sister moved to Poky about a year ago and every time I visit I make it a point to come in here. This is a used and rare book store. Has been owned and ran by the same guy who will probably be in there About the selection: if you get really turned off by chaos this might not be the place for you! It can be a little overwhelming but to me it makes it all the more fun to look around. I found this incredible Capote hardback biography as well as two Eudora Welty special edition books! Those are just the ones I bought. I was browsing for about 40 minutes and then worked up the courage to bug the owner and it was worth it Will Peterson was born and raised in Idaho and actually has two books out and working on a third! He commented on my book buys (the capote biography, two Welty novels, and an Agatha Christie) and the conversation went to Mississippi gothic writing, scotch vs whiskey, and yes I told him he had some harsh yelp reviews! And I gotta say all of these reviews that are mean I don't understand if you want an experience and truly love books, you will have a fantastic time here. 5 books for 35$ and they will stay in my collection forever
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October 2023 by Melinda Kettles
My husband and I went here when we were having a date day and it was a book lovers dream. the owner was very nice and helpful.
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September 2023 by Zach Dietrich
Will has a great selection of used books. Years worth of accumulation. He himself has a good vibe too. You can tell he loves what he does.
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August 2023 by Carmen K.
What a remarkable store! It's like a mini Powells bookstore. No tattered romance paperbacks or former "best sellers". I got 3 books for 24$ They were like new and from respected authors like Alice Munro. If you like obsessive order and the latest diet book this is probably not for you. I'm a book fiend and found it amazing Will was just a kick! He belongs to what my sister calls "our tribe" a little unusual but very smart and educated. . I enjoyed sitting with him and another customer talking about western history and favorite hikes.
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May 2023 by Kassidee Lee
Large collection. I’ve been there once before and got a few things that I wanted.This last time though, the owner was really rude. My sister and I got together in old town to visit, walked around, and ended up at the bookstore. We were talking primarily about books. Then the owner said, “could you not just talk constantly?” There was no please.I apologize if we weren’t supposed to talk. I didn’t see a sign about it being a quiet zone, otherwise I would have been quiet.We won’t be back.
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May 2023 by Eris Kane
TLDR: Owner told my sister and I to "stop talking non-stop" in the otherwise empty bookstore as we talked about the books.My boyfriend and I have bought so many books from this store and we loved this place. HOWEVER, I went in today with my sister and we started talking (in a normal register) primarily about the books in the new section at the front of the store. The owner, who is sitting down wearing dark sunglasses and feels like he's just staring at us, goes "Hey, can you guys just not talk nonstop? This is a bookstore". Keep in mind, there are no obvious signs saying no talking or quiet zone, and it's obviously not a library. Looking at several other reviews, the owner seems to have a problem with women. I know this review isn't going to change anything, but I hope others see this.
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May 2023 by Ramesh Kumar Muralimanohar
Great bookshop. Great owner. I wished i could go again. You can see how much has gone into collecting the gems he has. There's lots of good finds. Will go back whenever I'm in town.
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March 2023 by Karu
It's so abstract! I see people negatively talking about how everything is disorganized and a bit messy, but i actually love it. There are so many options and it's hard to choose just one book to begin reading. I've never had a bad experience there, and my friends seem to have a good experience with the owner. Most of the books are on the older side. And there are even cook books from the 1900s that i would love to try out!!! There are even a bunch of weird things sitting around like the pics I'm attaching ?
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March 2023 by Emily Match
Cute bookstore with lots of variety, including some newer titles. Come prepared to walk around and look as there are more shelves than you expect and sometimes the books are (understandably) a little shuffled around. No phones allowed so if you have a list write it down on paper beforehand or just come let the shelves show you what you need.
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February 2023 by Kim Lahm
Really neat independent bookstore. Lots of variety and decent prices. I didn't even get through half of the shelves while there. Lots of seating throughout so you can spend time looking through their offerings. Can't wait to go back.
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February 2023 by Joni
My wife and I LOVE this store!! You never know what treasures you will find. The owner is very friendly and helpful. We especially love the big, fluffy, four legged "employee."
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December 2022 by Thomas Peck
Very helpfull a great knowledge of what he carries kick butt prices. I encourage everyone to stop in there and at least look around. I bet you will see something you can't do without. Lol
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September 2022 by jarret lovel
I just went in to buy a Star Wars book for a friend, and ended up having the best used book store experience that I can recall in my decades of reading. The store owner, Will, is a great conversationalist and extremely well read to boot. The atmosphere was nice, quiet,and comfy. If you're a reader, whether avid, or once in a while, I highly recommend this place! There's a little bit of EVERYTHING, I cannot do justice trying to sum up ALL of the great authors I recognized, nor the genres that appealed to me. This store is one of the few places I know of, where I could spend an entire paycheck and not feel bad about it. The prices are very fair, and the books are in great condition. Don't take my word for it though, go see for yourself. Be sure to tell him that a Combat Engineer sent you. That'll illicit a good conversation starter. Cheers and happy reading!
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July 2022 by Marie Nelson
Very nice bookshop with a wide selection of new and used books. There wasn't really an organization system in place for the books but that made looking through them very fun. It was like a treasure hunt. The books themselves were in great condition. I found several that I had been searching for. Owner was very kind; my sister and I had a nice conversation about his band while we were checking out. Will definitely come back.