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by Brown Chester (Author)
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  • Paperback: 280 pages
  • Publisher: DRAWN AND QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS; 01 edition (8 May 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1770461191
  • ISBN-13: 978-1770461192
  • Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 2.6 x 19 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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[Brown] makes as convincing a case for the decriminalization and destigmatization of prostitution as anyone I've ever come across in the prostitutes' rights movement. "Annie Sprinkle, The New York Times" "Paying for It "[is a] body-and-soul-baring memoir that is sure to stimulate strong reactions. "Heller McAlpin, NPR""

About the Author

Chester Brown lives in Toronto, where he ran for parliament in the general election as a member of the Libertarian Party of Canada. He is the author of "I Never Liked You," "Louis Riel," and "The Playboy."

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5.0 out of 5 starsPay for it, it's worth it!
By Sam Quixote TOP 1000 REVIEWER on 4 Jun. 2011
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I've been a fan of Chester Brown's for many years now and have always enjoyed what he's put out, whether it's childhood memoir (I Never Liked You, The Playboy) or historical narrative (Louis Riel), he always produces work that's both highly readable and unlike any other graphic novel out there. He is a true original.

So when I looked him up thinking that it's been a few years since Louis Riel, I was pleasantly surprised that he had another book completed, Paying For It, but even more surprised that he'd gone back to memoir and that it turns out it's about his personal history with prostitutes.

And that's part of why this book is so interesting - it makes you learn something about yourself even if, like me, you're a grown up and think you have a fixed world view. A comics artist I respect not only going with hookers but also proud of it? And then I thought why is that a bad thing? It's probably because part of our culture often shames those people who are famous and having affairs but oftentimes those people are married already - Chester Brown isn't.

As I read the book I realised there is another side to prostitution. It's not all street walkers and junkies, there's a civilised way of hiring a prostitute. Chester Brown shows this as well as the humanity of all the prostitutes he's been with, challenging the reader's (certainly mine) view that all prostitutes have sad lives and that people who hire them are sad themselves. Brown certainly isn't a damaged person with issues and self-hatred and neither are the prostitutes in the book. And why is it anybody's business besides theirs? If a man wants to pay a woman to have sex with him, who is anyone to say that it's wrong?Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsMuch to ponder
By Sam Woodward TOP 500 REVIEWER on 29 Jun. 2011
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Prior to reading this, I wasn't familiar with Chet Brown's work. I read one of his comics about 16 years ago, which I probably wasn't mature enough to appreciate. The author was going through a phase of only having 2 small panels per page because he felt normal comic strips seemed 'too cluttered'. As such, I felt he was a little 'too arty' for me. But that is certainly no the case here - Paying For It is a pretension-free & exceptionally honest account of the authors' real-life experience of hiring prostitutes.

His journey begins when his Jerry Springer-esque relationship with his girlfriend leads him to question the socially-accepted ideal of romantic love. I was about to say he became 'jaded' or 'cynical' but I'm not sure the intrinsic value-judgments these words imply are applicable here, since he thinks his decision through in rather a clinical fashion. He decides he doesn't agree with romantic relationships & concludes that the best solution for reconciling his needs with his opinions is to simply pay for sex.

This graphic novel recounts these dalliances, as well as conversations in which he justifies himself to his friends. The 50-page afterword primarily consists of arguments in favour of legalisation of the oldest profession. In this sense, Paying For It is rather one-sided - his friends & the girls are given a voice but aside from Seth's response to his portrayal in the afterword, their words are ultimately filtered through Chet.

What fascinates me about this work is not only its ability to make the reader challenge their preconceptions but also that so much is ambiguous & down to opinion that everyone will take something different from it.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsAnother triumph
By Tony M. on 14 July 2011
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Whilst using much the same writing and drawing style on all his works , Chester Brown has turned these tools to a wider variety of story types than most other creators , from surreal adventures to gospel adaptations , historical biographies , humour and satire , etc . Here he details his own experiences as a user of prostitutes over the past decade , showing us not only how the visits went but also his impressions of the trade itself . Additionally we see the reactions of his acquaintances , and their arguments defending their negative feelings about prostitution . Chester counters these both within the comic memoir itself and also in a lengthy series of prose appendices at the end of the book in which he puts forth his fascinating and insightful views on sexual need , romantic love , marriage , and other related topics , as well rationally deconstructing the legal and ethical flummery surrounding prostitution itself . Being a libertarian he favours the legalisation of any endeavour which harms no-one else , but being Chester Brown he goes further than this and actually argues for the ending of marriage as an institution , believing that love should not be a contractual obligation . This and other opinions he expresses may strike many as bizarre , but part of the appeal of this book is in following his thoughts through each layer of argument and seeing where one's own opinion diverges from his ( if it does ) : thus the reader becomes embroiled in the debate , and self-revelation naturally follows . I myself began the book with a fairly negative attitude towards prostitution and the customers who use it , but have been rethinking my stance in the light of Chester's memoirs and the opinions he elucidates . Few books , let alone comics , have ever given me so much food for thought .Read more ›
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Published on 8 Feb. 2013 by Bookworm
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This comicbook surprised me: in its uncomfortable way it brings up topics which not a lot of people deeply think about, since it's easier to discard them labeling them as "immoral"... Read more

Published on 29 Dec. 2011 by Vito
3.0 out of 5 starsThought it would be better

It is brave of Chester Brown to put himself out there and tell us all about his, uh, 'hobby'; then again maybe not as all his liberal friends don't seem bothered. Read more

Published on 11 Nov. 2011 by katyn1940
5.0 out of 5 starsPay for it, it's worth it!

I've been a fan of Chester Brown's for many years now and have always enjoyed what he's put out, whether it's childhood memoir (I Never Liked You, The Playboy) or historical... Read more

Published on 4 Jun. 2011 by Sam Quixote
5.0 out of 5 starsA Wonderful Book

This is Chester Brown going back down a familiar route. After the historical Louis Riel - a Comic-Strip Biography, now he's moving back into the realm of Autobiography with his... Read more

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