Revolution Books

I stopped in here today on a whim. The employee repeatedly brought up fascism and claimed we are living under a dictatorship, insisting that I take flyers about the current political climate. The irony is that a bookstore like this—framing itself as "revolutionary" and openly promoting ideas about dictatorship, fascism, LGBTQ issues, and modern-day slavery—would not exist under an actual fascist regime. In such systems, only books that praise or reinforce the ruling ideology are permitted. That contradiction made the messaging feel more like extreme leftist propaganda than serious critique, to the point of being almost comical. I still purchased a gift for a friend, but the anti-Trump rhetoric was truly over the top. I’m just a normie trying to buy a book.

Very unique place. I am glad that such a bookstore exists. The employees are very kind and patient to answer any and all questions.

Amazing bookstore to find alternative viewpoints from what society considers the truth. Great place to challenge your belief system.

Amazing and diverse literature, especially unique titles you won't find at more mainstream bookstores. 1 star reviews are very obviously from bigots who have never even been to the state, dog piling on to harass the store - ignore those. Good atmosphere & friendly staff who helped us find multiple specific titles. They gave us good recommendations for local events and speakers as well!

This is an absolutely amazing store!!! The lady at the front greeted me immediately and suggested books as well as being very friendly and kind. AND THE BOOKS THERE!!! There was the most amazing selections of political, social, race ect. theory: history in every part of the world: philosophy:fiction books. It was absolutely amazing and I couldn’t buy anything this time but I will be coming back again to purchase. Highly recommend this place !

Popped in here on a whim while looking for the elevator to the parking garage and ended up spending a lot of time browsing around the store. Great selection of radical literature, and a wonderful selection of graphic novels dealing with heavy subject matters

i am pretty sure most of the reviews for this place are lying right-wingers trying to drive people from it by using the language of social justice. in short, it's libel. Revolution Bookstore is an awesome place. if you're a leftist or book lover of any stripe and in berkely, you should check it out. contrary to those 1 star reviews, it is the most explicitly anti bigotry store i've ever seen. the book selection is a tad sparse, but covers a variety of topics. they've also got their ear to the ground and it is a good place to hear about local events and protests and such. plus, convenient parking overhead!