praise for coma jump
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"You will not escape the glue of this plot....no, Krazy Glue...Gorilla Glue? Impossible to stop reading. FULL of Surprises. Hilarious and geeky while showing how low nation-like companies will go to stay on top. Remarkable. A++ here." –Mandy T. Anderson
"Really liked this book a lot! Very unique concept & totally hooked me when I read the description! Immediately moved it to top of my “to read” list (which has 2,000 titles now lol). Had some humor & some twists that kept me hooked. Haven’t read anything like it before. Very nicely done!" –Kim Coburn
"Great idea, well executed. Clever, witty, self-deprecating style. Had me in stitches often. Examines grief and some other very tough subject matter with grace & humour." –R.P. Dragon
"An entertaining and interesting read. Humour mixed with hopelessness. The underlying message is revealed from a merry-go-round instead of any predictable linear plot. Great read" –Jerry
"Wild and Real. While assessing some of life’s most difficult topics, Coma Jump spits out something ridiculously funny and unforgettable. Love the resiliency, imagination and sarcasm of the main character while he battles his inner demons—power from pain if you will. Universities and high schools should put this in the curriculum instead of some of the other nonsense students are forced to digest. I have a new outlook after reading this book: happy and grateful to be around…" –by Belfour
"Marvellous. Get this book for sure. I don’t think I’ve ever highlighted so many sentences. It cracked me up and reminded me of when I was a kid. Prepare to laugh so hard your ribs hurt, and then cry even harder. Sequel please." –by Jill S.
"I wish i could give it more than 5. The premise of the book is wonderful and I will be reading it again. Impossible to put down. I am pretty sure the author is an evil clown. Also, great to see the Bill Gates type character is a charismatic genius from *India* for once! About time someone did this, and did it well!" –Danny Sidhu
"Unputdownable! I got in trouble for reading this during my shift today......The hacking stuff was fantastic, and the response to grief and death felt all too realistic. Thanks" –Sandra Hejduk
"INSPIRED WRITING! I was captivated by this story from the very first chapter. At different points it made me laugh out loud or weep quietly into my sleeve. The depth of emotion was palpable. I fell in love with the characters and would love to read a sequel!!!" –LOUISE C. on 15 April, 2020
"WOW!!!BRILLIANT!!! What a Great read this was. One of the best books I've read in awhile. This storyline is So riveting. I was immediately drawn in & just couldn't stop reading. Just the thought of the concept of a "Coma Jump" being a possibility! Brilliant! A Definite Must Read!" –Carmen Garant on Amazon.ca
“Coma Jump’s cover is completely shit but actually has good writing.” –Some dude on Reddit.
"To have a cover that shitty must mean there's a layer of irony and/or philosophy to it. What's it about?" –Another dude on Reddit.
“Mitch is 95% full of shit.” –Mitch’s best friend.
“You’re supposed to say something nice about the book, asshole.” –Mitch
“Fine, Mitch is 90% full of shit, but his utter disregard for the truth makes for great story telling.”
–Mitch’s former best friend
“Time travel [Coma Jumping] by going back in your own mind with a machine that greatly enhances your own memories? That’s brilliant!” –An author, professional speaker and bookseller at the 2019 When Words Collide conference.
“I strongly advise you to remove that part. It is for sure funny, and it’s still making me laugh, but may not be received well by some readers and literary agents. You should remove it.” –Mitch’s editor—who is also a Governor General Award winning poet so I have no idea why he agreed to work with me—almost every day for 18 months.
“It made me laugh, and then it made me cry. I am not sure there is anything worse than the death of one’s child. The writing comes from an author who has lived through this horror. We miss you Mitch.” –Mitch’s former colleague. Thank you Joan.
“The story is disturbingly original. I have never, ever, seen an ending like that before. The chapters with the hacking and social engineering are straight-up unethical. I really hope that stuff is not based on something you did in real life. You scare me.”
–Mitch’s former boss.
“Suicide is not explored enough in fiction. Where did you get the idea of someone being offered a year of time travel [in a coma jump] if they agree to an assisted suicide at the end of that year?” –Mitch’s aunt.
“It’s too messed up, it has to be his idea.” –Mitch’s uncle.
“I am Loving it!!! I am hooked. You should definitely refer to yourself as a writer now. But, umm, make sure not to use your real name when you publish this, OK?” –A prominent member of the Calgary business community who is also a life coach. Thank you Nancy.
“Stop whining, get off your ass, and write the book. Time travel through your own mind and memories is a wild idea. Also, stop putting peanut butter in the kid’s sandwiches—the school has complained twice already.” –Mitch’s wife.
“Our children MUST be safe from child predators anddddd peanut butter!” –Mitch re-enacting the historic PTA meeting where this whole peanut butter is exactly like sarin gas idea was hatched.
“That’s not funny. Do you want a little kid to die?” –Mitch’s wife, again.
“Look, I know some people are actually deathly allergic to peanuts, but even Jimmy Swaggart himself wouldn’t be able to convince me that the smell of peanuts can kill someone—that, or Al-Qaeda will partner up with the Planters snack food company to form its next death squad.”
–Mitch, indirectly implying he will use lethal peanut butter force again, but was actually just trying to inveigle his wife into making lunches for our boys fulltime.
“But doesn’t famished mean hungry?” –Mitch’s cousin, when she was 12, and Mitch was 15. Thank you Cindy.
“You have a very vivid imagination. Now turn off the Nintendo. Your options are 1. Read a book or 2. Go play chess with your Dad.” –Mitch’s mom—who was a teacher for over forty years—when he was little.
