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En dinosaur, en dronte, en gammel mand, et træ, et træbord, den afskyelige snemand, en dykker der illuderer loch ness uhyre, en udød zombie, en bager, en nørd, to nødder på en øde ø, et kassettebånd, en sok, et egern, en liter mælk, en pirat, en klovn, en anden klovn, en modetaske, en
Alle siger noget om venner og døden og noget sjovt og noget sørgeligt.
Pudsig lille bog, som Karen forærede mig, da hun flyttede hjemmefra medio maj 2016. Dangit!
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bugtaler og hans dukke, en smeltende snemand, en kylling, en kyllingespiser, en potteplante, nogle får, en mimer, en døgnflue, Døden, en tømmerhugger og en asteroide. Dangit!Alle siger noget om venner og døden og noget sjovt og noget sørgeligt.
Pudsig lille bog, som Karen forærede mig, da hun flyttede hjemmefra medio maj 2016. Dangit!
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San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, 2010.
Description
Nonfiction. Humor (Nonfiction.) HTML: If you're a dinosaur, all of your friends are dead. If you're a pirate, all of your friends have scurvy. If you're a tree, all of your friends are end tables. Each page of this laugh-out-loud illustrated humor book showcases the downside of being everything from a clown to a cassette tape to a zombie. Cute and dark all at once, this hilarious children's book for adults teaches valuable lessons about life while exploring each cartoon character's unique grievance and wide-eyed predicament. From the sock whose only friends have gone missing to the houseplant whose friends are being slowly killed by irresponsible plant owners (like you), All My Friends Are Dead presents a delightful primer for laughing at the inevitable..… (more)
User reviews
LibraryThing member MeditationesMartini
I mean, we know people die. (And dinosaurs.) It just seems like this is time that could be better spent reading, oh, The Year of Magical Thinking or The Death of Ivan Ilyich or Being Mortal (or The Gift of Death, or The Magic Mountain ...), or spending time with your family from whom you will soon
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be separated for all eternity, or planting a tree. Show Less
LibraryThing member smichaelwilson
Hilarious dark humor in children's book format. If the cover makes you smile, the inside will have you laughing out loud.
LibraryThing member LaPhenix
All of my friends should read this book.
LibraryThing member DanielleMD
The back of this book calls it "the saddest funny book and the funniest sad book you'll ever read", and that's true.
One page would make me laugh out loud, then I'd turn the page and say "Oh..."
This book is super funny and super depressing.
It's also really really good.
So you should read it.
Read
It'll take 5 minutes.
One page would make me laugh out loud, then I'd turn the page and say "Oh..."
This book is super funny and super depressing.
It's also really really good.
So you should read it.
Read
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it. It'll take 5 minutes.
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LibraryThing member fallingbullets
The blurb says 'the saddest funny book and the funniest sad book you'll ever read' and it couldn't be truer. Such a fantastic little read.
LibraryThing member zzshupinga
First of all if you're looking at getting this for a young kid...don't. This is not a kids book, unless you're looking at introducing death to them in a humorous/unusual way.
What this book is, is a short, funny, dark look at how death can come to everyone and everything...even the inanimate. Each
What this book is, is a short, funny, dark look at how death can come to everyone and everything...even the inanimate. Each
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page features a different character with a short statement about how death has impacted them, including a sock bemoaning its missing mate and a plant asking you to stop buying its friends if you're just going to kill it. Its a quick read, but it will have you laughing quickly and cheer you up on those days that you're feeling down. Show Less
LibraryThing member wealhtheowwylfing
Cute, pithy--a nice little stocking-stuffer or casual gift for someone with a faintly dark sense of humor.
LibraryThing member meggyweg
An example of a rare and captivating species, the adult picture book. It'll definitely make you chuckle (in a sad way). And the ending put into words the kind of thoughts I've been pondering for years.
LibraryThing member Britt84
Absolutely hilarious! Loved it :)
LibraryThing member satyridae
Hilarious. Brilliant. Little incisive cartoons that had me guffawing in the bookstore and wishing I had a million dollars so I could by a copy for each and every one of my not-dead friends.
LibraryThing member poetontheone
This highly existential work of morbid satire was masquerading as something far more innocent nestled among the children's books at Target. Needless to say, its hilarious portrayal of ennui and mortal dread from the varying perspectives of dinosaurs, pirates, trees, and a host of other sorry saps
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abandoned and in wait for the reaper. A crack up. Your kids will love it. Show Less
LibraryThing member casspurp
Very entertaining and I bought it after accidentally flipping to the page where a ventriloquist gets friendly with his dummy. This is worth reading and owning because it manages to slip some genuine philosophical thought into the sparse story regarding friendship and death. The illustrations are of
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a high quality and my only true complaint is the book is manufactured in China, but it's still great. Show Less
LibraryThing member pussreboots
All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monsen and Jory John has been making the rounds at our local BookCrossing group. It looks like a children's book but it's aimed at adults.
The book starts with a dinosaur lamenting that all his friends are dead. It goes from there. There are things like a milk jug
Along with the silly observations on life and death are illustrations reminiscent of Mo Willem's easy chapter books. Although designed for adults, it does appeal to children. Both of mine have read it and laughed at it.
The book starts with a dinosaur lamenting that all his friends are dead. It goes from there. There are things like a milk jug
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saying that all his friends are expired.Along with the silly observations on life and death are illustrations reminiscent of Mo Willem's easy chapter books. Although designed for adults, it does appeal to children. Both of mine have read it and laughed at it.
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LibraryThing member JordanCorinne
Met both authors of this book at Comic-con 2012. They are both hilarious, and super nice! This book is not for kids, but it's still great for my coffee table.
LibraryThing member melydia
Caustically funny. I thought it would be a tiny bit depressing but no, I just laughed. That may make me a terrible person. I'm okay with that.
LibraryThing member alexyskwan
Recommended to me by my sister. She was right; it is hilarious (sad, but hilarious). I especially enjoyed the tree's journey.
LibraryThing member Cataloger623
This is gut bustlingly funny.Beatiful drawings coupled with sad dark humor. Just remember you are going to die sometime, you might as well die laughing.
LibraryThing member DarthDeverell
Avery Monsen and Jory John's All My Friends Are Dead is the existential nihilistic book you've been waiting for. It begins with a careful examination of the meaninglessness of the universe and life, even unto our most basic connections with those around us, before encouraging readers to create
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their own meaning in order to find fulfillment. The simplicity of the story makes the message all the more significant and Monsen's illustrations capture the underlying pathos at work. The book will entertain and provoke more than a few laughs, but readers are just attempting to laugh off their own discomfort with the futility of existence prior to the journey of self-discover that will enable to them find something worth living for. Truly, this is schadenfreude at its best. Show Less
LibraryThing member booklover3258
Cute and funny
LibraryThing member Ash600
This is my first picture book since a very long time and I'm amazed how much I liked it.
All My Friends are Dead is a short, funny, witty, illustrated humor book with pictures and little lines beneath that will for sure crack you up.
Each page is representing a different character that eventually
Though it's aimed to children, anyone would enjoy this cute little book.
Actually, I didn't realize until now how much I missed this kind of books that introduced me to the reading frenzy in the first place.
All My Friends are Dead is a short, funny, witty, illustrated humor book with pictures and little lines beneath that will for sure crack you up.
Each page is representing a different character that eventually
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lost all his/its friends. From dinosaurs to trees, to clowns, to chickens, to plants... etc. every cartoon will appeal to you, makes you smile, laugh and think about the values of life and death.Though it's aimed to children, anyone would enjoy this cute little book.
Actually, I didn't realize until now how much I missed this kind of books that introduced me to the reading frenzy in the first place.
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LibraryThing member lpg3d
Very, very funny if you have a warped sense of humor, like me.
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
looks interesting, but not in library not worthy of being on wishlist
LibraryThing member JonathanGorman
Short, amusing book that would serve as a delightful coffee table book for the slightly morbid. Maybe I need to get a coffee table now.
LibraryThing member RochelleJones
I laughed. This was a great little pocket of joy.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
96 p.; 16 cm
ISBN
9780811874557
Local notes
Omslag: Avery Monsen
Omslaget viser en lille trist dinosaur
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Omslaget viser en lille trist dinosaur
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Pages
96
DDC/MDS
| 818.602 |