So, as Amber previously stated, we went to The Book Thing near the Johns Hopkins area. I found it so cool that anyone can go there and take as many books as you want! They have everything from children's books, to fiction, to outdated computer books, and old magazines (I got a lot of National Geographics). It is so great to have such a resource near you. It just makes you want to read. It doesn't cost you a thing...you just cant resell the books or something like that.
Well, I also went to Red Emma's bookstore/coffeehouse with Marlee. It is a pretty interesting place with interesting books. The first thing that popped into my mind when I walked in was "anarchist bookstore". It reminded me of Atomic Books over in Hampden. That's not necessarily a bad thing (anarchist bookstore)....it's just that even though the place itself was nice and homey, the books didn't appeal to me. I felt really out of place there. I don't get too into politics and stuff like that. There were some interesting books though that grabbed my attention. Then there were other books that were common categories that you could find at the more "mainstream" bookstores like Barnes and Nobles for example. But the ones that most jumped out at me were ones that dealt with communism, marxism, socialism, activism, war, etc. There were a lot like that.I mean it's great that there's that point of view being shared and available information on them. However, I don't think Red Emma's is a place for me.
-Richelle
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