View Cart
Comments for I Wish There Was Something I Could Quit
I enjoy nearly everything Aaron has written, particularly the stories compiled into Double Deuce. Love it. This, however, is nothing like his standard style of weaving a story. For me, if I can't easily picture the scenes and people in my mind throughout, my attention can't be held. Also, I didn't find myself becoming compassionate toward the characters, so I didn't care what happened to them. They just seemed kind of pathetic. I guess I'll try to finish reading it...heh. MeriI love this book as much, if not more, than what this guy did before. It is different from Double Duce or past Cometbus issues, in a good way. It's like his old writings were teenage punk stories and this is a story about punks who turned into adult fuckups. There's something really calm and beautifull about this book... Like, in the middle of all the confusion and desperation, this book makes me want to celebrate and appreciate the small things that make life worth living and that we tend to take for granted. In that aspect, it's just like everything he did before. ratchargeI would agree that it is not even close to as good as his old writing, but i wouldn't say is so horrible I couldn't even finish it. definatly good to pick up if youre a fan, but if you are just getting in to him get his earlier stuff, or the Cometbus Omnibus. shawI love almost everything Aaron has written...except this. Old Cometbus is amazing. This, unfortunately, is so boring that I couldn't force myself to finish it. FSo, is the title meant to mock the "Brokeback Mountain" line (which is, "I wish I could quit you."? Or is it a reference to the "I Wish I Had A Job I Could Quit" sticker (as my good friend Sarah suggested it may be)? AlanAmerica's most famous unknown writer. Philadelphia IndependentAaron craftes evocative essays and concise vignettes that read almost like prose poems. New York Press
