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September 12, 2005

This appears to be a ranty day.

I live in a land with no books.

Lauren and I spent a decent amount of time at the bookstore this weekend, but unfortunately, that entailed a 40 minute drive to the shopping community mentioned in my previous post. We really, truly, couldn't find another bookstore closer to Oberlin, but at the time, I hoped that was just because we were away from a phone book and I promised myself that I'd look it up when we got home.

A few minutes ago, I did just that. I did a search by distance, and between here and that shopping area, I found 5 Christian bookstores, one comic book store, 3 Waldenbooks inside of malls, and one small bookstore that seems harmlessly generic.

Where are the books, Lorain County? WHERE?

There is a public library in Oberlin. I admit that I haven't been inside yet, but I often do searches of their catalog. I haven't yet found any of the books I've looked for there, but I do plan to wander through one day and, if nothing else, read some Baby-Sitters Club books.

I have to admit, though, that I didn't even know that places existed without bookstores anywhere in a 25 mile radius. When I was a student here, the limited reading-for-pleasure that I did came from books I bought online or while at home... Right now, I have a ton of free time on my hands and not enough money to actually purchase books. I just want to sit in a bookstore, skim some books, smell that book smell, and watch my fellow book-lovers love their books. Is that really so much to ask?

Posted to Books at September 12, 2005 09:55 PM

Comments

Posted by: dani Indovino at September 12, 2005 11:07 PM

Posted by: Rebecca at September 13, 2005 12:16 AM