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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place and always will. whenever i need to get my independent
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I do like me Quimby's. There's something nice about going into a local bookstore. Actually, there's something nice about having the option to go to a local bookstore these days. And if you're lucky…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
QUIMBY'S IS THE AWESOME. God, the selection! all the random books you didn't know had been published! fun magazines like Found! lots and lots of Drawn & Quarterly! fun gifts like bacon band-aids!…
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Having lived in Austin, TX, currently residing in Wicker Park, and having been a former indie bookstore employee myself...you would think that the Quimby's staff would not intimidate me. But, oh boy,…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Man. Been shopping at this place for almost a decade. It's still my preferred underground bookstore, even if the number of actual books has dipped in favor of comics over the last few years. No…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As long as there are still independent bookstores like Quimby's existing, the world's not as bad as it often appears. Where else can you clandestinely peruse a morbid but fascinating book on serial…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had an hour to kill in between appointments and dinner when I was in the Wicker Park/Bucktown neighborhood (or should we say West Lincoln Park?),and I have been meaning to stop in for quite some…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
for those hard to find novelties books this is the place to stop. i had spend months trying to find sam flores book with out paying for shipping or it being over pice and there it was in this very…
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Even though I tend to get nervous asking the quiet guy who is behind the desk and deep in thought about where my friend's zines are located (the layout can be confusing), I really have no reason to…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't go to stores to get reassurance of my place on the social ladder, so I could honestly care less about the level of snobiness a store clerk gives me. If I did, I would have stopped shopping at…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I hit this funky book shop every time I'm in the neighborhood because there's always going to be something fun to read. They have all manner of mags, zines, comics, graphic novels and books on…
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am a dork with a capital D, so finding this place was a little slice o' heaven. I got a book about people who clean up after crime scenes (you know you've wondered about that). They have a great…
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
i walk in listening to the babe talking about something or other on my phone. i didnt see the "no cell phone" sign.
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm like a goddamn kid in a candy store in this place... I don't know where to look first. Easily 3 hours spent.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is awesome to go if yr looking for quirky books or presents when Borders cant fill the order. I got my boyfriend's Vday gift from this place. We are both really into music && they have a…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i don't remember the bacon flavored mints (yeah, i missed out), but this was a fabulous store nevertheless. lots of reviewers have already talked about their great zines selection. i'll second that,…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent selection of reading material and knick-knacks (bacon flavored mints?! Sounds hilarious, I know - but do not try them). A little snooty/unfriendly the times I've been there.
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Quimby's selection of underground, odd, & avant garde publications, comics, videos, etc. is top notch and a throwback to a long ago time when Chicago actually had people who could read. There is an…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Even though this place is quite small, I could spend hours upon hours looking at the selection of books, local zines, magazines etc. I was especially impressed by their selection of political books,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fantastic selection of comics, zines, books and other things to make your money leap from your wallet. The staff were pleasant, attentive, happy-to-talk-'bout-recommendations, thoughtful, and kind…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have a hard time going in to Quimby's and not buying anything. It is far too easy to lose all your money in there, which is why I try to only make the trip on special occasions.
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I would never go to Quimby's if I were looking for a specific book. Allah invented Amazon for that. But if I am ever in Bucktown and have to kill time, or really if I am ever near any train that…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I could be locked in Quimby's for days and not get hungry. This place is the quintessential mecca of everything published you had no idea you needed to read. From Zines to a book dedicated solely to…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Quimby's is the quintessential independent bookstore. They carry all of the great zines, hard to find gems and the international, erotica crossword puzzle you never knew you always wanted. If they…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to Quimby's for ages but I should stop because it's got so much good stuff that I always end up having to thin out my stack of books/magazines/oddities by 50% before I approach the…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Quimby's is a fantastic bookstore with an excellent selection of zines, magazines, books, comics, graphic novels, etc. They have a no cellphone policy which keeps the amount of chatty cathy's clueing…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a goldmine of independent press covering music, politics, sex, humor, art, media and all that stuff. Tons of zines, books and all things in between. When some aging punker releases his…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place becuase it has every magazine you could possibly want. I also like the funky atmosphere!
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fine. I might as well get around to writing about my #1, A , top notch, most favorite, hyperbole-laced-superlative-bound retail locale in the Chicago area. I've been saving this one up for when I'm…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yay Quimby's! I visit Quimby's every time I'm in Chicago and spend hours browsing through their books and zines. Excellent selection, friendly staff.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So, a few months ago I was on my way to Quimby's when I ran into a mentally damaged sort-of friend of mine on the street. He's a real nice guy who shops where I work (although he clearly can't afford…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is awesome! there are just so few truly independent places with a true 'alternative' seletion, Quimby's is great for finding truly off-the-beaten-path books, comics and other fun stuff.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Combine your stereotypical comic bookstore with a bunch of hipster zine writers and you've got this place. I completely loved it. Where else can you find comics like "Trucker Fags in Denial"? Where…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This review is for people like me, who wonder if "zine" means the same thing as magazine, but figure hipsters will roll their eyes at us for asking. If you just rolled your eyes, you should probably…
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great selection. Particularly for zines. I used to go into Quimby's with 4 bucks and walk out with a pile of overshare details from any number of hyper sensitive saps trying to pretend they're not…
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Among my favored bookstores in the city. The selection is terrific, and I find I can never leave without picking up something or other. I spent the past year catching up on all the leisure reading I…
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh my goodness, I'm tempted to just bring a blanket and camp out in the photobooth so I can shop here every day. An insane amount of zines, comics, art books, and, well, a photobooth! This is the…
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Brett's prerequisites for a non-food related five star review on Yelp are as follows: 1. Have the Rockin' Bones box set, the greatest discovery of Brett's music appreciating life, playing over the…
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Pretentious it may well be (photobooth, aloof staff, ridiculous amount of poncey zines) but this place makes for the best book browsing in the Chicagoland area. It may not be as cozy/nooky as say…
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I moved back a week and a half ago (lived here on and off in the past) and Quimbys was the first place I made myself go to. It's still one of the best bookstores in the universe.
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You'll tip your hat at this one. I could have spent hours here, if my traveling companions would have allowed as much. The place in fascinating, but of course, to find it fascinating, one must be…
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Quimby's has a great history for hosting small indies and obscure press, but sometimes too wiseass for their own good. Owned by the Chicago Comics guys, I guess I should be cooler about this, but nah.…
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'd cry myself to sleep if this store ever went out of business.
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If Quimby's doesn't have it, you don't need it. No, I take that back, you might need it, but it's probably boring.
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was more into this place when I was younger and collected a lot more zines and comics, but a great selection and they are very good about selling other people's work. I sold them some stuff here,…
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oddities, independant and rare books and magazines. One of my top destinations when visiting Chicago. I always spend a grip of money when I go here because they have items you won't find anywhere…
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Recently I was shopping for a book on Goth Beauties who knit, have crazy tattoos, worship Ra and produce their own horror movies with 100s of cute kitties and bunnies and puppies. And sure enough,…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love it. I can always walk in here and find something new and amazing to read. Great selection of anything and everything you won't find at any of the big chains. Hell even most of the indie stores…
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Places like this make me so glad to be in Chicago. Be fascinated by their insane array of handmade local zines, periodicals, books, comics, and other printed media. Things can get risque in here, so…
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A local bookstore chock full of alternative works be they novels, graphic novels, 'zines, magazines, coffee table books and bathroom reading. If you're the type to memorize titles at local bookstores…
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OH MY GOD. DO NOT BRING YOUR REPUBLICAN, STRAIGHT LACED, PRUDISH FRIENDS HERE.
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, Quimby's, this is hard. I mean, in terms of substance--your wares--you can't be beat. There's no other place in Chicago that offers such a wide array of zines and independent lit (Chicago Comics…
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a good thing I don't go to Quimby's often. I'd end up spending far too much money there. Awesome selection of books and magazines in an easy to browse store. Also a good place for unusual gifts.
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Where else can you stop in before a friend's Divorce Party and buy her a "Make Your Own Sex Toys" book? Clearly awesome.
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Do you love Bucktown/Wicker Park? Here's what you need to do to preserve its character: 1. Cash your paycheck
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great bookstore. Cool stuff that you will never see anywhere else. Off the beat and path magazines, books, zines, etc. Plus you can hang out there and relax without feeling rushed. I can easily…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A great source of Chicago's best Zine's. What a find, they have everything you're in to.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Even on three hours of sleep, in the middle of taking two days off from driving across the country to partake in ridiculous Chicago debauchery, I managed to remember how much I wanted to go to…
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you're looking for an indie comic, or a great book with an alternative slant, this is the place to go. A neighborhood icon, don't miss the great sale books in the back. And a big plus - a…
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I trailed a very attractive man into this store. As I pretended to look around while gazing at this man out of the corner of my eye, it dawned on me...this is a pretty cool place I could probably…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
very good and diverse selection of zines. i've found a lot of gems here.
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I will give Quimby's five stars because there is no place like it anywhere else in the world and that is sometimes -often- worth a a five star rating. I love, love, love the food 'zines. And the local…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the perfect place to trek to if you're looking for some interesting independent 'zines or any kind of niche literature. They have a wide selection of art and non-fiction books as well as goofy…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I go to Quimby's to look at their great selection of comics, and I always end up pouring over the rest of their inventory from art and design books to magazines to independent comics and zines and…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Whenever I think goddamn, wicker park sucks more and more each month, I remember Quimby's is still there. Quimby's is one of the BEST places in the whole city!! No, one of the best places I've been in…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, Quimby's is pretty awesome. Great indie book and comic selection. Amazing magazines.
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What wonderful things can I say about Quimby's that hasn't already been said...humm... nothing. Just check it out; grab a graphic novella, some erotica, or your favorite D.I.Y mag and chill for a…
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Quimbys. You know its great beacause its able to stay in six corners like a rock well its surroundings are evolving into shops where you can spend $45 dollars for T-shirt or $11 for an icecream cone.…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you are looking for unique or cutting edge in music, underground comics, fanzines, books, magazines this is the right place to go! They carry Robert and Aline Crumb, Chris Ware (who did their…
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm suprised I haven't written a review on this place. I love it here! I do not have nearly enough money to frequent here, but they do have everything under the sun that is AWESOME. Definetly a cool…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Quimby's is awesome. A total chicago gem, that needs to be protected as it's neighborhood gets taken over. Named after Chris Ware's Mouse character...quimby mouse. It has the best collection of local…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
every time i hit quimby's, i don't leave for at least an hour. it's like getting caught in a giant , hypnotizing maze. except the maze is actually made of super rad book racks and stuff... actually the…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Thank you so much for having a non-cell phone policy!!!!!! More businesses should require this, or if people understood courtesy, that would be nice too.
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I spent two hours in this place the first time. I mean where else can you get Craft Books/Magazines, Upstanding and Up-n-coming Literary Journals and Pin-Up/Housewife Pron? Quimby's of course. I…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A true Chicago treasure, with the best collection of indpendent, alternative; and small press publishing in town. Great comic selection and a dedicated supporter of local writers and the indie…
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I always want to like Quimby's more than I do. The selection is great and you can get stuff here that you can't get anywhere else, but the atmosphere does not just scream out to you "I'm a cool-ass…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Like a newsstand from hell. Every perverse and twisted thing your mind has ever dreampt up has now been published and immortalized in print and pictures. I can't even begin to explain some of the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite bookstore in all of Chicago. Fantastic selections of self published artists and writers. Subversive as hell. Great posters. Bizarre subjects. Hours of fun for any dysfunctional family,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You're not supposed to pull your pud while reading the adult 'novels'. Oops.
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
On more than one occasion I have made a trip into Chicago from the burbs for the sole purpose of visiting Quimby's. It is hands down the best bookstore I have ever been in. I have spent countless lost…
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Some sections have better selections than you think even after reading these reviews. They really cute being all Gestapo with the cell phone thing. They didn't stop me, though, when i started…
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am So, so, so, so, so, so very, very mixed on Quimby's. Their selection is so very good! Their staff has been so very knowledgeable... but the "No Cell Phones" thing? They mean it, and it is…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My go-to spot for weirdo comics and books about Satan.
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been all over this great land, and I usually stop at comic book shops and independent bookstores when I see them. Quimby's holds the title in my book as one of the best of these that there is.…
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have a penchant for non-fiction books having to do with econmics, class, technology and the like.... they actually had a book that was called "class and technology in post-capitialist society" or…
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Quimby's is a haven for book hoarders like me. My obsessive compulsive book collecting is never usually satisfied by a mere trip to Borders. I need the gritty subversive literature I can pour over…
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
HOLY SH*T! Do you guys have any clue what an amazing space this place is? I came here TWICE on a 3 1/2 day excursion into Chicago-if that doesn't say something about a bookstore when I could have gone…
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love zines. There's such a great tactile pleasure to holding a handmade, creatively laid out or constructed zine in your hand. To me it's an uplifting humanized form of personal expression that is…
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
What a yuppie hippy hell hole :( gross. Don't go here if you want real comics.
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I was annoyed by cliche artsy yuppy but stil homely woman working there who was considerate enough to call a friend on the clock and disturb an otherwise quiet bookstore. It's like every good thing is…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I dare you to go to Quimby's and not stop to giggle at the HUGE selection of erotic comics. Make that a double dare.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice selection of Anti-establiment publications.
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this bookstore. You can find great hard to find mags to books.
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A great place to go for any kind of off-beat artistic book (from poetry to graphic design). Even if I'm just browsing, I have a hard time leaving without buying at least two books I'd never heard of…
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This ain't your father's Barnes and Noble. They have a huge variety of alternative books, magazines and comics. Some of the magazines look like they were made at Kinko's on the photocopiers -- that is…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the best book stores. They are likley to not have what you are looking for but you will walk out with something. Alot of good atrist books, tons of comics, and an amazing selection of…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I just love browsing in Quimby's. They've got so many cool books, zines, comics, and magazines. I always take a look at the table they have right when you walk in, there's almost always a book I want.…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a nifty bookstore with a slight touch of comic books. I was directed here to look for comics and was pleased to find many of my Indies (and not the Doctor Jones type). However, I would say…
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't been to Quimby's in a while. I remember when I discovered it when it was located on Damen many many years ago. I was really into zines then, so Quimby's was my heaven. Now I stop in once…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A few times a month, usually timed to coincide with my haircut at a place just around the corner, I make a trip to Quimby's for books and magazines. The selection in the store is exactly as the other…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2006
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This is the best bookstore I've ever been to. Not a used bookstore, not a Borders, not even a Barne...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Although it doesn't look like much from the street, they have a fun selection on books and graphic novels. It has the independent record store but actually a bookstore vibe, which is very, VERY…
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great selection of books. Wouldn't have expected it from the outside.
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome alternative bookstore with great magazines, comics and terrific counter-culture books. Good source for lesbian comics. Their best sellers are not likely to match the NYT list, which is fine…
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Quimby's is one of the last treasures that the Wicker Park neighborhood has to offer which hasn't completely been overrun by yuppies. I rue the day I walk past their windows and there's a big display…
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This store has an amazing selection of books. There are not only comics, but literary journals like Granta and McSweeney's. There are great zines like Found and there are a ton of local and not so…
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2005
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Need to get your hands on that new graphic novel or indy zine? Quimby's is your place. Located in Wi...
judysbook.com - user review - 06/22/2005
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