I can respect that a lot of people think highly of Renaissance. There is absolutely no question that they have a huge, huge, huge selection of books.\r
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Built inside what feels like a rat's maze of feels-like-they-might-be-condemned-any-day-now buildings on the river's edge, Renaissance breathes a last whiff of life into some buildings that have seen better days. Ooh, did I say whiff. There's a vaguely foul odor that I've typically attributed to the proximity to the river, but makes it somewhat unpleasant. The buildings themselves look potentially unstable. Inside, the floors are ancient, uneven, sagging, and unrepaired. It feels vaguely dangerous to venture inside. \r
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That might be fine, since it seems likely that the arrangement allows them inexpensive rent.\r
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Unfortunately, the rest of the book store is about the same. There are shelves, tall shelves, everywhere. They are filled with books. Many books. Feels like billions of books. So many books that they're pil
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