Lorem Ipsum Books

User Reviews of Lorem Ipsum Books

Yelp.com Review - by Liz L.

4.0 of 5 stars. The first time I found this place, it was an accident - I was walking up Hampshire to eat dinner nearby. Now every time I'm in the neighborhood I stop by to check it out. One of their many...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeff C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Cambridge has a wealth of bookstores and Lorum Ipsum is my favorite one. Its tucked away in a cozy little corner just off Prospect with one of those charming interiors where you feel like you could...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Hannah L.

5.0 of 5 stars. what a super funky little bookshop. kind of reminds me of a smaller, hipper strand in NY. they have awesome obscure titles (like a whole section of weird old childrens books...and i actually had about...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Layla P.

4.0 of 5 stars. I really liked that the staff didn't bother me as soon as I walked in, they just let me wander on my own as long as I want. I was however, too embarrassed to ask where the fiction section was because...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kris M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Pleasant little used book store, which does pretty well and has a good selection. Was able to drop $30 here on books without even thinking about it (which in a book store, is a good thing) and still...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer N.

3.0 of 5 stars. Lorem Ipsum is a cozy, cute bookstore filled with interesting stuff- I always score when I look on their "new arrivals" shelf, they have a good selection of academic texts and fiction, and they even...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Daniel K.

4.0 of 5 stars. A pretty magical little bookstore.
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Samuel F.

5.0 of 5 stars. A truly awesome used bookstore. The air is filled with the scent of aged paper, fantastic stories, deep thoughts, and primal wonder.Okay, that last is a bit of an exaggeration, but whenever I enter...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by julia r.

5.0 of 5 stars. this is a great lil bookstore. i found everything i wanted and so much more. i love the staff pick shelf. i loved how the clerk spoke only as many words as necessary. this is like the goldilocks of...
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason B.

5.0 of 5 stars. There is nothing bad about this place, certainly - but that elusive 5th star means that in my opinion, there's nothing they should do differently. When we moved from Beastie to the South End, I knew I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Documentarian C.

5.0 of 5 stars. This maybe my favorite used bookstore and the books are priced to sell. The online catalog is great, the staff is friendly andf knowledgable. MIT kid created this literary oasis.
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Claire C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Lorem Ipsum is the bookstore I've been looking for all of my life.Imagine walking down the street on a lovely Saturday afternoon and finding a brand new bookstore. Now imagine that when you walk in,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Lorem Ipsum is another reason why I need to move to Inman Square (the other reasons being Indian food, Portuguese neighborhood like you have never seen and because my favorite people in the universe...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Fionna L.

4.0 of 5 stars. They've got some of the funkiest old editions of books around. I like collecting old funky Vonnegut's and when I went in here there were about 4 different cat's cradles. Yes!Only downside is it's...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by George L.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is my new favorite bookstore! They have a hearty selection of books, particularly literary classics, and their prices are reasonable. That's not even the best part. The two things that really...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Brian M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Lorem Ipsum is the perfect place for a book slut to score. Let me put it like this; I came up the other night to offload a pile of books I know I'll never re-read. I browsed while the store guy...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Lorem Ipsum has recently become my favorite used bookstore in the region. The interior is comfortable and bright, thanks to the huge windows facing Hampshire Street. I like that they leave the doors...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by greg f.

3.0 of 5 stars. As Rick entered Lorem Ipsum books, just ahead of me, he commented "this looks like a decent little shop that avoids the absolute horrors of the Harvard Coop" . He is right. There is little horror or...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Erica S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great little used book shop! I stumbled in here one day basically on accident, so was so excited by the little world I entered that I stayed for over an hour. I think I may have spent half of the time...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rebecca H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Total book-gasm. Seriously. I get a lil hot and bothered just thinking about this place.I walk in and immediately spot the $1 classics box. And raid it. Wind around to the back to the Fiction...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by mickey l.

5.0 of 5 stars. cheap books manchiller vibe dudelocal style
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Friendly staff and a quirky selection of used books make this my favorite bookshop around. Unlike a lot of used bookstores, Lorem Ipsum actually seems to take care when selecting what they sell, and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by ace z.

3.0 of 5 stars. A nice little shop but personally I find it a bit overpriced.
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Melissa P.

5.0 of 5 stars. After a lovely tour of Cambridge with one of the employees, we made our way to the store. First of all what a beautiful corner spot with an airy front window displaying some of the myriad gently used...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Byron W.

5.0 of 5 stars. Impressive book turnover and novel decor, replete with ironically themed displays, make Lorem Ipsum everything a used bookstore ought to be. The eclectic selection ranges from Dostoyevsky to Coupland...
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Srikanth S.

5.0 of 5 stars. A lovely place to browse, despite the tectonic floorboards.The staff is friendly and helpful, as others have said - and they've done a bang-up job of designing the space with an authentic sense of...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Nicole P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ok, I am friends with the owners so will preface my review with that BUT this book store really does rock! There aren't many book stores near Innman Sq. also so it's nice to have one in that area.The...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by john w.

5.0 of 5 stars. A cozy, well-lighted used-book store with an almost magnetic effect. The staff is friendly and wicked knowledgeable. And their shelves are packed with an eclectic selection of books at bargain prices....
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jill S.

5.0 of 5 stars. What a marvelous, charming store! Fun place to find everything from recent bestsellers to highly intellectual reads. I didn't expect the great selection of kids books either but it's awesome - newer...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sean H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great selection, cool staff and the best bathroom this side of the Charles. Exactly the kind of bookstore you want to wander into, accidentally or not.
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Scott S.

5.0 of 5 stars. What a great, weird, eclectic mix of books! I stumbled into Lorem Ipsum by accident one day when I was on Hampshire Street and am so glad that I did.It's a great place to go browse through...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Amazing. Selection is impeccable - owner takes the time to sort out all the junk that will never sell and not waste shelf space on it. Staff shelves are always fun to check out. I sometimes suffer...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve M.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is one of my favorite bookstores. Like Raven in Harvard Square, they keep a great selection of books you'd actually want, but they have more than just scholarly books and highbrow fiction. The...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kimmy P.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love that they have a short story section! Would definitely go back just for that! I only wish they had a place to sit and read. They do have a few stools randomly dispersed around the store, but...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle D.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is my newest favorite store. It contains almost all of the books from my college reading list and brings back some great memories. Over the last few years I've been chipping away at the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Annie P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Open window area lowly lit store located on the corner of Hampshire and Tremont Street. There are interesting items like old typewriters with writings on them in corners loitering the place. There is...
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jocelyn C.

5.0 of 5 stars. My new favorite bookstore!!! A bookworm's dream - all the best titles in all the genres you could ever want. Their books may be used, but they're almost always in great condition and still pretty damn...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Nick B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Lorem Ipsum is the epitome of the cute neighborhood bookstore. Plenty of used treasures, with a special emphasis on "how to" books throughout the ages. They have managed to stay successful by...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Allix T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Thanks to Nick B. for reviewing this place. I love this bookstore, close to my current neighborhood, (in fact it's one of a few things making me sad about moving elsewhere). Lorem Ipsum has a great...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2006
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Good used book store

Comfortable browsing, good selection, helpful staff. I like the unique candy bins by the counter. There are also some hard-to-find independent magazines and zines.
citysearch.com - user review - 04/01/2005
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