Heard a guy at Goodwill say "nobody reads anymore" and it got me thinking

I was digging through a bin of old DVDs at the Goodwill on 3rd street last Saturday and this dude next to me just blurts out "nobody reads anymore" while looking at a stack of books. Made me look down at my cart which had a mix of random stuff: a broken coffee grinder, some vintage Pyrex, and a copy of Jurassic Park for $1.50. I bought the book, started it that night. I'm not saying he was totally wrong but like...if you're hunting for cheap stuff you kinda gotta read labels and signs and sometimes random books just end up in your cart. Has anyone else found a good book in a bargain bin that they actually ended up loving?

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brookethomas8h ago

Honestly is it that deep though? A guy said something dumb at Goodwill, you found a book you liked, that's basically a win.

riverowens13h ago

Found a beat up copy of Sphere at a thrift store for a quarter. Read the whole thing in two days.