Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

The only negative thing I can say about this book is that I wish it were longer. I really could barely put it down. It's a touching and engrossing story of John Callahan's addiction, paraplegia, recovery, rehabilitation, and ultimately his ability to harness his demons and hitch them to his wheelchair for a joyride.

Surprisingly entertaining disability narrative that turns out to be an alcoholism narrative, by the Portland cartoonist. Has many startlingly funny turns of phrase ("standing at the corner of Whatsa Vista Boulevard and Three Millionth Street" in Orange County) and some excellent shop talk on the cartooning business.

I'm sorry that I didn't find this book until just after Callahan's recent passing, but glad that I found it at all. I'd certainly seen a few of his cartoons, but knew nothing of the complex personality behind them. A deceptively slim volume for the amount of misery and hilarity crammed into it (plus it has pictures!). Fragrantly foul and purely honest, and funny, funny, funny.

One of the better memoirs I've read. This is the story of John Callahan, the 'Callahan' of comic panel fame, who, at age 21, drunkenly took a 90 mph ride into a telephone pole and ended up quadraplegic. This story is told with great wit and not a trace of self-pity, even though you cringe when you read about his injuries and hospital stays. Callahan is a funny guy, really witty, and I totally fell in love with this book. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Its a thoughtful autobiography of the authors life from childhood until his 30s. His story is on of tremendous emotional and physical hardship. While there is a lot of pain, the author injects a lot of dark (sometimes very dark) humor.

My dad got me this book for my birthday one year. I'm a great fan of all things having to do with comic strips, so I was delighted. I love the title. I love the little cartoons scattered throughout the pages. Callahan's attitude throgh the whole thing is great, despite all of the very traumatizing experiences he had through his life. Very inspiring, but doesn't cram any mushy stuff down your throat.

Quadriplegic and a recovering alcoholic and yet able to laugh and to find humor in things others would find a reason for self pity. This moving account of his alcoholism and his accident which left him paralyzed from the neck down, is inspirational, but also full of humor, yes sick humor, but humor, nevertheless,His drawings are priceless and every page of this book is worth reading over and over again. Want a laugh? Run out and buy this book, if you can find it, as it was written in 1990. Try, try to find a resource to buy it. You won't regret it, ever. I heartily recommend this book for everyone!