Why is everyone an asshole today?

[sorcyress]

Dear asshole clerk at Porter Books:

When I come up to the counter and ask "Do you know if this is any good?" and you haven't read the graphic novel in question, the correct answer is, in fact, "I haven't read it."

"That looks too young for me, I like to read books with words." is incorrect.

Dick.

No love
~Sor
MOOP!

((PostScript: I used to think Porter Books was a really awesome bookstore. One of my favourite things about it is that it carried comics. Now I'm thinking I'm a little less willing to spend my money there. After all, there are a damn load of other stores that carry those books without so many words, and the pretty pictures. And they won't look down on me when I want to give them my money.))

Comments

[thoroughbass.livejournal.com]

In PSB's defence: i. Despite a sometimes limited selection, they carry graphic novels, including the one you asked about, which suggests that the folks making the decisions care about alternative literatures. Heck, they put SF in the FRONT WINDOW. ii. I appreciate that, even if he doesn't express himself terribly well, the guy had an opinion to share. iii. Everybody acts up once in a while. Not sure you can take his behaviour as company policy. iv. They have a belles-lettres section. v. They have good readings & are not part of a huge national conglomerate. vi. Aztec hot chocolate.

That said, the area's kinda crawling with excellent comic book stores.

[kdsorceress.livejournal.com]

Oh man, no, I really like Porter Square Books. It's not typically where I buy comics, but I had a gift card, and I've been craving comics more recently than books.

I'm just...gah. It's about equal parts being pissed that he was being patronizing to me, and that the world at large continues to not think that comics can be for grown-ups. Sure, the ones I picked out are more or less "kids" books (Mouse Guard, which I've heard nothing but good about, and a retelling of Rapunzel.) but giving Sandman, or Fables, or Transmetropolitan to a child?

Yeah. It's apparently one of those topics that makes me ranty!Sor.

~Sor