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Paying for It , `` a comic strip memoir about being a john '' , is a 2011 graphic novel by Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown .. Chester Brown. Chester Brown. john. John ( prostitution ). graphic novel. graphic novel. Canadian. Canada. cartoonist. cartoonist. memoir. memoir. A combination of memoir and polemic , the book explores Brown 's decision to give up on romantic love and to take up the life of a `` john '' by frequenting prostitutes .. john. John ( prostitution ). memoir. memoir. polemic. polemic. prostitutes. prostitution. The book , published by Drawn and Quarterly , was controversial , and a bestseller .. Drawn and Quarterly. Drawn and Quarterly. bestseller. bestseller. The book is concerned with Brown 's conflicting desire to have sex , but not wanting to have another girlfriend after his partner Sook-Yin Lee breaks up with him .. Sook-Yin Lee. Sook-Yin Lee. His solution is to forgo traditional boyfriend / girlfriend relationships and marriage .. marriage. marriage. He takes up frequenting prostitutes , and comes to advocate prostitution as superior to the `` possessive monogamy '' of traditional male -- female relations , which he debates with his friends throughout the book .. prostitutes. prostitution. Brown presents his views in detail in the closing 50-page text section , which includes a 23-part appendix , end notes , and a note from friend and fellow cartoonist Seth .. cartoonist. cartoonist. Seth. Seth ( cartoonist ). Despite being about the separation of sex from romantic love , Brown calls the book `` a type of love story '' .