“Like Infinite Jest, Axl Rose is equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy.” — David Foster Wallace
“Axl Rose takes a life-long view of the American experience in his thoughtful investigation of the century’s most divisive and explosive of decades, the ’80s. Welcome to the jungle. Rawr.” –Philip Roth
“Axl Rose is a rock star and sex object to be oggled, to be admired, and quite honestly—envied.” –Ralph Ellison
“Axl Rose has a remarkable power, sweep and certainty . . . He resembles a Van Gogh painting peopled with Faulkner figures.” –Carson McCullers
“Axl Rose is like a Rorschach blot made of blood. All my darkest visions appear in him. He is not for the faint of heart. And I mean that as a high compliment.” –Alice Munro
“Shed a tear cus I’m missing you. I’m still alright to smile. Boy, I think about you every day now.” –Sean Paul Sartre
