I live about 2 blocks from one of the largest independent book stores in the US. In addition to all the newest reads they also have 5 floors of used books. In the evening I walk there and pull a book off the shelf and go back into the stacks to read. My current read is Swanns Way by Proust
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Tell me there's a pub next door that serves British ale, unchilled, in proper-sized pint glasses and I'm moving there!!
moNOtheist
Level 7
July 7, 2018
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No, the pub is located beside the independent cinema center but the beer is not room temp
@AmelieMatisse I'm not afraid of compromise 
What is it about?
DZhukovin
Level 7
June 27, 2018
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It is the first volume of a grouping of 7 books "In Search of Lost Time". It is basically a narrator who writes about his personal experiences growing up in late nineteenth century France. The narrator follows Swann's life. Swann is an aristocrat whom the narrator and his family are quite fond of. The story is written pretty much stream of consciousness and at times may go on and on about one particular walk in the woods, or about his aunt who is very interested in daily life and its happenings but takes no part in them.
Oh lord, stream of consciousness is always a rollercoaster. What an %ss of an author, to not use language properly.
@DZhukovin Proust was one of the most popular writers in the 19th century but you might get a kick out of this review.
[theguardian.com]
The Guardian is not a point of reference. I am reading some other stuff right now, and I won't accept the insult of a hackneyed news outlet.
I remember Barnes & Nonble's big store in Seattle, how I loved to sit down in their comfy armchairs and browse through books. You could even get a coffee from the in-store Starbooks (funny how the mind works, you know what I mean). And this might seem silly but I was in awe of their swanky bathrooms! I'm back home in Ireland now and bookstores are a much more modest affair. Here's the thing, though - I love browsing but I don't support the stores by buying; well, almost never. I browse in the stores and then buy online. Some day I might have to pay a big price for that.
brentan
Level 8
June 27, 2018
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Our independent book store does have a coffee bar and small foods, it even has a separate room that is saved for special events like poetry readings by locals. I love our bookstore and have only ever been in one other that was nearly as large. Ad the bookstore actually hires people who LOVE books - what a concept!
Lucky you. I'm jealous
idoubtit
Level 7
June 26, 2018
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I am fortunate for sure
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