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4.0 of 5 stars.
Book Soup - a fitting name for a plethora of books strategically targeting the music/art culture that is Los Angeles. Much to be desired square footage wise, but the space you do have, you make it...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A world-class bookstore--I could easily spend hours here. Of course, the selection is pretty expensive, so if you have some dough to burn come here. Staff is friendly, they always have events, a...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm going out on a limb here and slaying a sacred cow: it ain't that great.I will say the staff are at least readers and know their stuff. That's great. The parking is pretty okay for a store of...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i support businesses that are pet friendly perhaps bad parenting and out of control children are to blame for a dog that is protecting it's territory book soup is one of my favorite la spots cheers on...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
nice collection of books. owner (or employee) has an extremely aggressive dog that snapped at my 5 month old son and frightened my 8 year old niece. employee gave a half assed apology, and clearly...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Why do people have their dogs in a business? What a turnoff. AND why do parents have to drag their children everywhere? At restaurants, it use to be "a no smoking areas" - now they need a NO DOG...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my current favorite bookstore in the US. I always take an hour or two in my schedule to go here when I am in LA. They have a nice selection of film books and Taschen art books that I love....
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this is one of a nearly-extinct breed of independent bookstores.book soup stocks a fantastic range of books, from are & photography, to contemporary fiction, especially for a relatively small store....
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I walked past this place on my way to Prix, and after my tattoo and some food at Mel's I decided that I really needed a book. I ended up looking for a book that I saw the day before at Barnes & Noble...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Book Soup is small yet artfully organized to fill every piece of visual space with fabulous reads and fun cards. I love wandering through here. Today it was about the "cultural studies" section. I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best bookstore in LA, helps define the commercial landscape. They always have the best authors making stops. I think they have a good selection, and the books get alternative, but they need to watch...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Much as I hate to kick Book Soup when they're down, and much as I genuinely hope that Book Soup endures on the Sunset Strip...I used to live right around the corner -- like, a 30 second walk away --...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
All the browsing pleasure of a used bookstore without the mold.
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
"Glenn Goldman, the owner of Los Angeles' legendary Book Soup bookstore, passed away on Saturday from pancreatic cancer."Really sad. He should be proud though, the man created one of the very best...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Four days ago. 5 o'clock hour. It's nearing sundown and I'm driving east.I'm on Sunset, driving too fast but slowing down, passing Whiskey A Go-Go on my left. I'm not even bothering to peek at the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2009
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This store is across the street from our office but I know many who travel far to come here and they say its their favorite book store in LA. This is not a barnes and noble or borders. Its small, intimate,...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It happened.Book Soup swept me off of my feet.I went and saw Chuck Klosterman read here last week.He signed my books and took a photo with me.The place was packed to the gills with people and books....
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Heavily stocked books on photography and architecture. Right up my alley. The magazine section on the outside of the building has everything under the sun as well. Snooty employees though... High...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
less locally focused than skylights in my opinion, but has an amazing selection and amazing events (Joe McGinniss Jr., Dana Vachon...). The staff is friendly and the environment is welcoming. A lot of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you know me, you know I loooooooove books! I collect rare and sometimes stupid books, but they have always been a passion of mine. This place is so awesome, I could spend all day in here. I went...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Book Soup is one of the best book stores in LA.An outstanding selection to choose from and as a Brit I love the magazine and newspaper section out front.I once saw Drew Barrymore browsing in here, I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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This place has everything as far as book stores go, and if they don't have they'll get it for you. Without all the mass consumer qualities of a Barnes and Noble. Really cool neighborhood feel, they have books...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pros: Because I live most of the time in Santa Cruz where locally owned shops are everywhere, and where we have the wonderful Book Shop Santa Cruz, whenever I'm in LA and need to buy a book I usually...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Out of all the bookstores that I have been to in LA, Philadelphia, New York... this one stands out in my mind as the best. The atmosphere makes you feel like you are in a cozy isolated bookstore but...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What a great bookstore in the heart of Sunset Blvd. Surrounded by clubs, bars, and music venues, this little gem shines! Score one for the literate people!
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place! My first trip over there was for a Rue McClanahan book signing. Yes, Rue McClanahan the Golden Girl, and yes, I was the youngest person there. I've been back a few times since,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A gem! I love it. It almost felt like a library to me. No, actually it reminds me of the Women's Bookstore on Harbord Street in Toronto... It's much bigger here, but you can lose yourself completely...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. It's so easy to get lost amongst the towering shelves of books. Everywhere you turn there is something new and interesting to read. The selection is varied and for a smallish...
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Book soup is another great example of how la can have small independent gems right in the heart of the city. This intimate setting is a must to any book lover to comb threw the shelves and see what...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you love reading, then this peace of reader's heaven on earth is perfect for you. Small, intimate, quiet and incredible.Book Soup is my favorite kind of book store. I alway try to support local...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We love Book Soup and we love sending people who are looking for something we don't carry their way. Great collection of books, awesome magazine stand and a really helpful staff.
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Once a friend of mine saw Keanu Reeves in this store trying to sound smart, asking for smart people books, and saying words longer than 1 or 2 syllables. He came right back to work to tell us so. We...
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My all time favourite bookstore for the staff, the stock and the locale. Long live the independent bookstores!
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There are two givens for any trip I take to Los Angeles: 1. I'll always pick up a Hertz rental at LAX.2. I'll find time to poke around Book Soup. This is the quintessential LA bookstore. Right on...
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I know it is controversial to give such a well-established independent fixture two stars but with a small section, staff which ignored me, and narrow isles, I feel like I have no choice. The fiction...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Here's the thing about Book Soup... People come and go with a wide range of opinions about the place. But the ones who understand and appreciate what it's about are the ones that put in the effort....
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Large eclectic collection of books and magazines. Totally random; don't know how you'd find anything here it has to find you. Went to a reading and it was layed out oddly - two chairs abreast, down...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This bookstore looks deceptive from the outside. I went in when I had some time in the area and was surprised about how large the inside was and also how many books they were able to fit inside. I now...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Despite the craziness, I love book soup.Its a bit hard to try and maneuver around, but I love the collection it carries, especially hard to find (fashion) magazines, and design books.I definately wish...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Nice bookstore and a lot more in an unsuspected area.Considering before you walk in to the store, at the front window display is the announcement of the authors scheduling to appear for book signing....
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love you, Book Soup. I love your enormous newstand. I love your large roster of visiting authors. I love your cramped and tall shelves that, if I squint, make me think I'm in some really cool...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I must confess, I buy most of my books on Amazon. But when I don't know what I'm in the mood for and just need to wander around a bookstore until something catches my eye, Book Soup is the place I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I read more than I speak to other people. I read more than I watch TV. If there were a way to compare volume, I read more than I eat or drink water combined. Reading is the only habit I have that...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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They get some great authors in there for book signings. Eclectic selection of material, worth a look.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Why, of why did my South Coast Plaza Book Soup close? Is it because people in the O.C. are too lame to read books? Me and my family think so! Not a one book store left in the original S.C.P., you...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Possibly the best bookstore in L.A. A great selection of movie books, biographies, and books about sex. It's almost a mini Powell's in Los Angeles! (Almost.)
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Book Soup. Oh, Book Soup.I am a book addict. And I'd really rather not patronize the chains. This place is like heaven to me. They have everything; they have windy twisty aisles like old bookstores...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place has an excellent selection, it is almost a bit overwhelming. Books are a bit hard to find, but the staff is helpful.
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
People, why go to Borders of B and N when you have independent bookstores run by people who love books? This is one of the best independent bookstores in Los Angeles (what am I saying? I love all...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2007
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I got off work early one day, so I decided to check out this little bookshop across the street, and I fell in love with the place. Other chain bookstores I have been to that have a rather sterile and...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Suitably packed with books from floor to ceiling, and suitably cramped to make me wonder how I'm gonna get around.Huge magazine stand outside, and parking out back.Raised counter to pay at, Awesome.
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Book Soup's good, but it could be better. After spending a week in Boston and visiting some of the bookstores there, I realized that even our very best book purveyors don't carry the really obscure,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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i saw saul williams here for the first time--brillant! its nice to see a bookstore like this among, all the borders and barnes. great selection of taschen books too (nice, inexpensive coffee books). you can...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/30/2006
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Incredible selection, super friendly and extremely knowledgeable staff. Not to mention the many, many in-store appearances by famous authors and celebrities. It's a bit pricey, but if that's the cost for the...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/29/2006
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A fixture on the Sunset Strip, this popular bookstore doesn't sacrifice personal attention amidst all that glitter. You can find everything here from art and literature to travel in this unpretentious indie...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/17/2005
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This is the place to go when you're in the mood to browse. They have a great selection of books, including stuff that is off the beaten path. If you're into the history of Los Angeles, check out the section on...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/12/2005
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Book Soup is wonderful! They always have the books I'm looking for and if they don't have a particular book in stock they'll promptly order it as quickly as possible. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly....
citysearch.com - user review - 10/07/2005
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Book Soup is in the heart of West Hollywood - right on Sunset. It's a small store with very cool high shelves - go there for the author signingsand readings. Also, cute cafe right next store for...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/30/2005
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Book Soup is a real book lover's place. Their shelves are stacked high and deep with much more than the usual NYTimes Best Seller List items. If you need Hollywood folklore, or strange fact books, cute cards,...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/12/2005
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Book Soup ios a great bookstore located right on sunset strip it is open daily until midnight. Celebrities are known to show up here. I like the narrow aisles stuffed pell-mell with books.
citysearch.com - user review - 04/15/2005
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There is something about books from floor to ceiling that I find alluring... and, on Sunset Blvd, this seems even more fetching. Imagine, Tom Cruise might be glancing at a title on the other side of the shelf...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/03/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
great place for unique finds.....and a magazine stand right next to the book store....
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2004
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Great selection and atmosphere. Aisles invite browsing, and broad range of books that are off the beaten path. Staff is friendly and somewhat helpful. Biography, movie and art sections are extensive. Parking...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/29/2002
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This is a great bookstore, with eclectic titles and a helpful, knowledgeable staff. While obviously lacking the comprehensive selection of Borders and Barnes & Noble's, they nonetheless manage to stock a large...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/16/2002
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