/lit/ - Literature

>>16231045
this shit happens every time i go to a proper bookstore. the only one i go to is a popular used bookstore. it's nice because i think i'm one of the few people who goes there for decent books, so i usually have a good selection

last month i decided to go to another bookstore that i found on google maps. it was the worst bookstore i've ever been to
>walk in, greeting by yapping dog that the owner has to take outside so i can browse
>completely alone in the place
>shelves go almost to the ceiling but are sparsely populated
>shelves are uncomfortably close together, feel like i'm in some sort of bizarro library
>barely any light, have to use my phone flashlight to read the spines of books
>entire store organized alphabetically, no sections
>books are 75% christian self help books, not exaggerating
>books that have obviously fallen on the floor but have been there so long they've collected dust
>half the store is just encyclopedias and atlases, but it has literally no lighting so i don't bother