Art Imitating Lit 5

Have you ever noticed how you feel internally when you walk into a mega-bookstore, compared to how you feel when you walk into an indie bookstore? I sure notice the difference.

And so I decided to channel some of those emotions into my latest strip.

Comments

[R J Keefe]

Brilliant! The Palahniuk riff is pure genius.

The arc of the strip is magnificently twisted!

!!!!!!

[patricia]

'Magnificently twisted'. I do like that. I think I would like to have that on my tombstone.

[Isabella]

I was in such a megastore this morning and felt overwhelmed, and not in a good way.

[Karie]

Yes. I went to London last year and came home clutching seven books. I remember walking into a large bookstore and getting all "Oh. my. God. So many books. And all unread. Unused. And mine to buy." It was terrible.

[Emma]

Oh dear - finally stopped laughing! That was brilliant...going back for some more hehehe!

[Bob Row]

The biggest bookstore in Buenos Aires resembles your draw very closely (it was a cinema theatre previously). It's located on a fashion avenue (Santa Fe). I walked in once and runned out after the first sight.
On the contrary, I usually spend hours on Corrientes Ave. where there are lots of indie bookstores (or human sized chain stores) together with pizzerias, coffe stores and theatres. You must see it some day!

[kimbofo]

Oh, how I identify with this. There's a former department store here in London that has been converted into a Waterstones book store. SEVEN FLOORS of books!! I never know where to start! :)

[Carmi]

Big Box Anything is bad for the soul. But it seems more painful when applied to books. Sacrilege comes to mind.

Reminds me of that Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks film. The Shop Around the Corner, if memory serves. Reminds me of my childhood, spent mostly in tiny libraries and tiny bookstores populated by people who cared deeply about the words and lives they touched.

[Monica]

Magnificent! Perfect! You nailed it on the head. Will get a link in my own blog so my readers can see your strip.

[iliana]

I'm just giggling over here. Fabulous as always Patricia.

[Lindy]

Magnificently twisted is right! This strip is fantastic. Big box bookstores always incite that feeling of dizzying freedom in me. Lovely, as always, Patricia!

[Linda]

Genius!!!!!!!

[Scully]

I'll be honest. I appreciate the discount Chapters gives me, and as I shop at a Coles rather than a Chapters and they've known me for years, I do feel like I'm in an indie shop. Somewhat.

It feels decidedly different though when I go to Pages in Kensington in Calgary or to Munroe's in Victoria. It feels very different.