This was quite honestly my paradise. I felt like a little kid all over again when I stepped in — piles and piles and stacks and stacks of secondhand books ranging from comics to cookbooks. You name it, they’ll(most likely) have it. I do appreciate being left alone most of the time when I’m in the store so the fact that I wasn’t greeted by the staff nor asked if there was anything I was after in particular, made it an even better experience. I picked up a few fiction novels as they were cheap — I paid 35RM for 3 books in total. I If you’re an avid reader you will love this store and could probably spend a day here rummaging through the shelves. I could’ve bought more books but I kept my excitement under control!
Wai Min K.
Classificação do local: 4 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
After seeing a friend’s picture of this place on Instagram, I knew I had to visit it. And when I did… Wow! Books EVERYWHERE! If you are a book lover, you will love this place which sells all types of secondhand books! I didn’t know where to start or what to look at! I realized that most of the books were in a decent condition. The prices are quite alright. However, given its small space, it can be quite claustrophobic and stuffy. The staff there are quite friendly and helpful. I wanted to look for a particular book and they led me upstairs(I was so excited!) into another smaller room. The uncle there helped to look for the book I wanted but unfortunately, nothing. He told me to leave my number. It is within walking distance from Pasar Seni or Masjid Jamek LRT station. If you are a book lover in the mood of buying books without spending a lot or just being around books, this is where you must go! What an experience.
Joanna N.
Classificação do local: 5 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This is the largest secondhand bookstore in KL(as far as I know) and for those that love reading, this is hitting the mother lode. I had a friend that just loved reading and she used to tall me about how magical this place was. I started going in high school and just loved it. The place was full of books and I mean FULL of books. There was barely place to walk because the books took up all the space. I could find all these old romantic literature books and mystery novels. Most of the books are less than RM20 but there are those that are more expensive. I would suggest that you take a train to Masjid Jamek and walk to this bookstore because driving is going to be hectic and looking for parking after that is going to be just as interesting.
Bryan S.
Classificação do local: 4 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
One man’s thrash is another man’s treasure. Such words have never rang truer to the many patrons of Junk Bookstore. Maybe the best second hand bookstore KL has to offer packed with piles on piles of books, comics and everything literary. There’s nothing quite like the smell of an old bookstore with its withered paint and the books redolent of paper and ink. Walking into the store, I felt intimidated by the never ending mountains of books stacked from floor to ceiling yet overwhelmed with exhilaration to begin trudging through to find my own little relic and maybe even strike a more than worthwhile bargain. When my sister a born and bred bookworm unknowingly stumbled upon this, well the best way I could describe it, is imagine Alice falling into Wonderland. Wait Wonderland was quite perilous let’s make that the beginning bits of Wendy and the boy’s flight to Neverland. In a nutshell, if you love books, you’ll love Junk Bookstore
