Myopic Books

One of the Chicago neighborhoods I enjoy visiting is Wicker Park. There are a few shops there that I love dearly. At the moment my favorite is probably iCream, the create-your-own ice cream shop, but more on that another day. (If I wait to blog about it, then I have an excuse to go back--to take pictures, of course, not just 'cause I'm drooling as I type this...) Wicker Park also has tens of little shoe shops I won't let myself enter but melt a little every time I walk past. And then there's Myopic, among the cheapest and best-stocked used bookstores I know of.

It's not a terribly large building, but it is a multiple-story store with a basement--and every inch of it stuffed with books. The aisles are thin, the shelves are high, and it smells strongly of Old Book--the ambiance is so overpowering I can't ever stay too long or I start to feel dizzy. It's like eating so much candy that the thought of chocolate induces queasiness; Myopic is amazing, but in a rather overwhelming way.

Look, books:

And more books!

And MORE BOOKS!

And did I mention they have a cat?

Comments

[Sacco]

Do they categorize these books in a thematic or even alphabetic fashion? I am largely intimidated by chaotic books. To me, not knowing where to start, frightens me beyond belief. And this icream shop! Do they have forms of gelato? I suppose I should've checked the link before posting this. Though, I like quasi-human interaction since I am lazy.

[Jonathan]

They are organized in large sections (Fiction, philosophy, psychology, etc, and then by author). Also, Bad Brigid, photography is not allowed in myopic :)

[Brigid]

:) Yeah, but...free publicity!

And no, not gelato--although I know of a few places that do. iCream offers regular or organic or low-fat or soy ice cream as well as hot pudding. I'll make a post about it soon; I plan to go tonight.

[Brad (Shimer 2013)]

Oh my,that looks awesome.

Well, I guess if I file for bankruptcy any time soon, I know who to blame! Ha.