Better Read Than Dead

This bookstore is amazing. I found it hard to leave as I could not believe how good all the books were and there were so many of these good books I have mentioned. Wow!

Seattle maybe America’s second most literate city still nibbling at the heels of DC. And it’s the Seattle in me that is always in search of finding bookstores to nestle into a corner and find a book preferably a store with nooks, crannies and a cat. coffee might be a bonus. I was very pleased to find «Better Read Than Dead». The table was covered in tons of cult classic favorites like, Bukowski, Vonnegut, Harper Lee, Hesse, Gunter Grass and political anarchist books. It’s hard to not try to take all these books home. Today was a total score when I found C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Proposes a Toast. The cover was a stunning vintage piece of a satanic, horned bat head on top of a screw style bottle opener. I am excited to get my read on this winter. And the book only cost me 3 buckaroos. Not too shabby.
I also enjoyed the smell of old books as I walked into the tiny little bookstore to pay. I told the guy working there that it reminded me of Portland. His response was «Oregon or Maine». I quickly answered with a firm «Oregon of course». He sighed when he realized it was not the Portland he grew up in since, he did not see the similarities in Portland, Maine.
I will definitely be returning to the shop to find more unique treasures for my bookshelves. This place may not have cats or coffee but the books are worth the trek.