Probably (one of) the best Waterstones around - much nicer than the more popular ones around central London. The selection of foreign literature books is second to none for a commercial chain!
It is now an omnishables of a store.... Great if you've hours to trawl through booksdumped on shelves or hope for the occasional sighting of a store assistant, otherwise the best Amazon Ad in town.
Although it is near Birkbick, SOAS and UCL, the academic sections are not satisfactory. There is always at least one book on my reading lists that I cannot find here. Generally it's fine though!
It's like regular Waterstones, plus! Huge, universityish and crammed with new books on every conceivable subject, with the added bonus of an exciting remainders/2nd-hand section. Has a Fopp and Costa.
This place rewards exploration. There's an unexpected Costa down in the basement, and stair cases going off in random directions. Like a fun-sized Foyles.
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