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4.0 of 5 stars.
Like many other reviewers, I find this place whispering my name seductively every time I'm in the Central Square area. Frequently I give in to the siren's call. And yet, it is large enough by local...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Somehow, wherever I'm traveling, I get sucked in my a used bookstore. Wandering Mass Ave, I came across this place, which has plenty of handmade bookshelves for sale, which I'm assuming gave the store...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great used bookstore - excellent selection, well-curated with interesting sections and all very well organized. Fair prices too - spent more than an hour there - highly recommended
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great used bookstore!I decided to check this place out, since it is near my work. I was in search of some classic plays and books on theater theories/techniques, since I feel like there's a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, this bookstore really appealed to me. It has that sprawling used bookstore feel I like, and they have all the special sections I love--public policy, Massachusetts history, political theory,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Rodney's - all these years later and you're still a very solid favorite. Rodney's is both a time suck and an enabler for me. I can get lost perusing the volumes of art books, flipping through the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A testament to excellent service overcoming a potentially average review. Rodney's did not have the book I was looking for... but the awesome (and cute I must say) bearded guy behind the counter did...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Always a stop on my bookworming tour. They also sell posters and frames.
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the best bookstore in the area......by far. Between posters, and childrens books, and post cards, helpful friendly staff, and random chairs thrown here and there this is sure to be a few hour...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Rodney's. They have a great variety of books for great prices, and the people who work there are both friendly and helpful! I love the atmosphere, always full of book-lovers.I went in looking...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So. Many. Books. It's...beautiful...I was looking for a good play to read but I didn't have enough time to get through all of the art and travel books that distracted me. It was nice and quiet,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is fascinating to me, and not because of my bibliophilia. Well, partially.The thing I really like about this book shop is that it is, by far, the best used book shop I have ever been in....
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I agree with the delightful comments about this store's greatness. It has a huge selection of books from all over the genre map. I also enjoy the other treats there, such as book totes and handmade...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Mediocre bookstore by any legitimate standard other than "Wow, this place has books!"The fiction/literature sections are a complete joke. (No Borges?!) There is abundant science, nature, art, and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This places calls my name every time I go to Cambridge and I always have a hard time not buying anything. Used bookstores always have a way of attracting some of the shadiest crowds, and I have to say...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm mainly a fiction reader, yet shockingly, I always walk out of Rodney's with an overflowing armful of NONFICTION titles; there is so much great stuff. The place is nicely organized but also neatly...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ohhh Rodney's. Taunting me every time I walk down Mass Ave, just calling me in to lose four hours browsing the stacks. I have to forcibly stop myself from going in most days because my paycheck...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The one star is for this bookstore's buyer. Not the rest of their staff, etc.So, don't sell your books to Rodney's. Sure they seem cool when you're browsing. Sure they have a good selection and their...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If the thought of how many people had touched the books in here didn't send shivers down my spine, or make my stomach upset I would be in here all the time. As it is, I ask to go with my friends who...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm pretty spoiled by having lived in Portland and worked for Powells books, the largest independent used/new bookstore in the US. And Rodney's is no Powells.....still, I like it. It's a pleasant...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
How freaking awesome is Rodney's? It's this total hole in the wall but an awesome place to browse on any afternoon. They books are interesting, the gifts are really cute, and the zillion postcards are...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Rodney's doesn't carry a ton of titles in the things I'm interested but there are some real nice finds in there. The recent arrivals table usually has some gems. The rack of cheap books upstairs is...
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't think I'd mind living here, actually. I'm here often enough that I feel I should be paying rent. Yes, the art books are amazing, and there's plenty of eye-catching, jaw-dropping coffee table...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Me: "Hi, I'd like to buy these four crappy fantasy paperbacks I found in that paperback closet you've got out back."Nice Lady: "Oh well lucky you! They're on sale, that'll be $4.56"Me: "Are you...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Rodney's bookstore is the best! I spent a few hours just browsing books and sitting down and reading in one of their chairs and no one minded. They have great prices for books that seem new and a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite places in Central Square. I could just spend hours and paychecks in there. You'll never leave empty-handed. The prices at other used book stores sometimes make me think, hey, why...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
An excellent used bookstore, one of the best I have ever been too. It's organized, clean, and the books are not crappy and falling apart though yes they are used so some are a little worn around the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This seems like a great bookstore. They have a big selection and friendly staff. It's in a good location, and they have cute posters and postcards. But for some reason it just doesn't excite me. I'd...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love, I love, I love. Makes any errands in Central Sq. difficult. Rodney's has the best selection of used mint condition general stuff and nearly perfect art books in the area. Better organized...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I agree that this place is hit-or-miss. I think they have trouble keeping good stock because it leaves so quickly: only mediocre books are left.I certainly enjoy walking around looking for something...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dear Rodney's bookstore, I just spent my saturday night inside of you... and it was all the pleasure I needed. If only you also gave free acess to beds with in your store... I could have just finished...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Rodney's is dangerous....so dangerous for me. The children' s section/the art books/plays/ cook books/ non fiction/travel writing/ notebook/ note cards....so so so dangerous....so much stuff..looking...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a fantastic place. They have books on all kinds of things, but the upstairs is truly treasure trove of great art books. There are about a million things I'd like to buy here.
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2006
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Rodney's has a great, unusual section of used books. The history/science/social science sections are especially comprehensive, and they have some really unusual cookbooks I haven't seen anywhere else...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/13/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Those who remember the days of the great used bookstores in Harvard Square (McIntyre and Moore - i know they still exist, but being in Harvard Sq made it special) will be pleased to see the selection...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
LOVE IT!One of my favorite spots to sit and kill time, or spend a sunday afternoon browsing. They have an incredible range of used (and some new) books. A very large selection of art books. They...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Rodney's makes me nervous because places this good never last, and yet they've been there for years now. A huge selection, well organized, with friendly staff. The upstairs is the seventh circle of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Refreshing to still find an independent , used bookstore. The art and "coffee table" books are definitely their specialty. However, I have found some great out-of-print novels and non-fiction and the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Following my review of Borders, I feel I have to prove that I do actually support the little booksellers of the Boston area, of which there are MANY (MANY MANY MANY, holy cow, MANY). Rodney's is a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2006
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This place is right off the Cental Square T stop. They recently added vintage posters to their bookstore, which are priced quite reasonably. They carry an odd selection of new and old books. Not many places to...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/17/2005
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If you are looking for books in Art, Archeitecture and Photography this is the place to go. It is has everything. it is a used book store but you would not know it by the way the books look. Staff is very...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/12/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Top-rated used book store! It has a huge selection of good books in decent condition and it's organized in an easily decipherable manner, which is no small thing for used book stores. It also has an...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
rodney's is a great used bookstore if you're not looking for anything specific. i used to stop in there every couple weeks and look at their paperbacks to try and round out my collections of my...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is packed with all kinds of used books. The floors are carpeted and everything is really quiet. You can browse for hours.
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A great resource for used art books. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. One of the best book stores to browse in, in all of Boston.
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Rodney's is freakin beast. I used to hang there all the time when I first moved to Cambridge. If I had the spare time or the money, I would be all up in Rodney's buying books like crazy. There's one...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2005
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This relatively new used bookstore is fun to browse in. Comfortable atmosphere. All used, no new. Prices much higher than, for example, downstairs at Harvard Bookstore or the New England Mobile Boo...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/18/2005
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This bookstore on the outskirts of Central Square is a neat little haven of knowledge that has no real other competitors in the area. They have a good selection of fiction and a nice big shelf full of...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/15/2005
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Rodney's is located in Central Square and is Cambridge's best used book store. When you wander in here don't expect to be able to leave until you have spent a few hours sifting through their carefully...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/19/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you need a used book on any subject this is the place to go. The selection is large and well organized. They also have greeting cards for $1!
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2005
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Rodney's is the best used book store I know of the in Boston area. It specializes in Art, Architecture, and Photography. They take up the entire first floor and second floors of the building they are in (6000...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/11/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Rodney's specializes in used Art, Architecture, and Photography books. They have the largest selection of used architecture books I have seen anywhere. Amazing resource....
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2005
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