Santoro's Books
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: (206) 784-2113
User Reviews for Santoro's Books
12/23/2007 Posted by seth75
Santoro's is definitely a specialty bookstore. This is a five-star if you are looking for a hard-to-find, intellectually challenging book. If you are looking for a bookstore with a wide, general range of titles, look elsewhere. The store has a great section for kids, a great section for historically important or artistically written fiction, and a diverse poetry section. However, if you are not buying a book for a literature, philosophy, or writing professor or student, you may not find anything to suit you. I will shop there again, when searching for a particular classical work, but I did not find a single book to purchase as a gift for my stepbrother, whose tastes range in the horror, fantasy, and science fiction realms. No coffee table books with works for impressionist works in them for my father were available. A few graphic novels and travel books that were passable works for my little brother caught my eye. Plenty of street parking on the same block and friendly, non-pushy staff make this an easy stop for shopping. Again, great specialty shop, but not for most readers.
Pros: Specialy selection. Nice staff. Good parking.
Cons: No general selection of books; VERY specialized range of books.
