Barnes & Noble

David Pastor

One of the few still left. Nice to be able to go and pick up a book.

Adam Carnehl

The display of toys, trinkets, and noisemakers in the children's book section is rather small - a meager selection, truly. I can't believe they have only a single shelf, though it is accessible from any direction, given its wide, circular shelving. Also, it's by the board books to engage the youngest of children to hold their attention. I myself saw a child drop one of the numerous Obama board books to reach for a shiny metal toy nearby. But only a single shelf? They could put several more near the reading stage and classics shelf in order to entertain the older children, bored and unenthusiastic as they might be regarding the limited selection of books on gender and bodies. For these books, the establishment has a single, large shelf only with two sides (it is in the middle of the children's section, so I suppose few young people will actually miss it), but I will say it - in not offering books to young children on ALL gender expressions (but rather, only four or five of them) and ALL drag styles (I think they are lacking any books for young children about tranimals and faux queens, instead simply having a couple children's books on general drag matters) they are presenting to young people their own view of drag and are representing to young children only certain types of drag in their children's section. I for one, will not make the mistake of spending another hard-earned dollar at Barnes and Noble again; if I did, I would be an utter fool. An ancient saying comes to mind: "Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly." For these prices and selections, I truly feel that I am, to quote a classical source, getting "the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five shekels of silver."

Londyn Johnson

10 OUT OF 10 EXPERIENCE FOUND EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED