Unpopular opinion: Local indie bookstores are better than Barnes & Noble for finding stuff you actually want to read

I got called a hipster snob in r/books last week for saying B&N is just a big shelf of bestsellers while my local shop in Denver hooked me up with three great sci-fi picks I'd never heard of. Why do people act like chains give you more choice when it's really just less variety?

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iris_rivera444d ago

Lmao you can't find your own books without a staffer's curated list?

the_joel4d ago

Right? Its like people forget some of us just walk in and grab whatever looks interesting. Last week I spent 20 minutes in the mystery section flipping through random books because I didnt have a list. Found a great thriller about a missing hiker that way though.

lee_bailey654d ago

Nah, I actually get what they mean.