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All My Friends Are Dead by [Avery Monsen, Jory John]

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All My Friends Are Dead Kindle Edition

by Avery Monsen (Author), Jory John (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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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. Plus, this is a fixed-format version of the book, which looks nearly identical to the print version.

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96 pages
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English
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Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date

August 3, 2012
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18 years and up
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"One of the most reblogged things of all time (of all time!) on Tumblr." - urlesque.com

"Finds humor in mortality." - Paste Magazine

"Darkly comic. Funny." - Pop Candy, USA Today

"Laugh out loud funny, and a tiny bit disturbing. In other words, perfect." - The Huffington Post

"This is a cartoon-with-captions book, about the size of your hand."--Harry C. Holloway, Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes

"What a charming way to introduce wee ones to all the downers in life." - crushable.com

"Hilariously morbid." - Laughing Squid

"I'd love to be friends w/ the minds behind this dark little tome..."
-Jessica Biel, actress --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

About the Author

Avery Monsen is an actor, artist, and writer.

Jory John is a writer, editor, and journalist. They are friends, and neither is dead. Yet. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00EQPVZKE
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books LLC (August 3, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 3, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5320 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #106,259 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #16 in Two-Hour Humor & Entertainment Short Reads
- #644 in Comic Strips (Books)
- #1,434 in Humor (Kindle Store)

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Avery Monsen
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Avery Monsen is a writer and illustrator and comedian. He lives in Los Angeles. Right now, he's probably eating cereal.
Here's his website: http://www.averymonsen.com
And here's his Twitter: http://twitter.com/averymonsen
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Jory John
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Jory John is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor recipient.
Jory’s work includes the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book, "The Good Egg," and the #2 New York Times bestselling picture book, "The Bad Seed." He is also the author of the popular picture books, "Penguin Problems" and "Giraffe Problems," the award-winning Goodnight Already! series, the New York Times bestselling Terrible Two series, the recent picture books "Quit Calling Me a Monster!" and "Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?" and the international bestseller "All my friends are dead," among many other books for both children and adults. Jory's forthcoming picture books, in 2019, include "That's What Dinosaurs Do!", illustrated by his frequent collaborator, Pete Oswald.
Jory’s books have won numerous state book awards, most recently the North Carolina Children’s Book Award, the Florida Sunshine State Reading Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award of Vermont, the Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award, the Volunteer State Book Award of Tennessee, the North Dakota Library Association Flicker Tale Award, the South Carolina Children’s Book Award, the Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor Prize, and his work was shortlisted for the Texas Bluebonnet Award. His books were also twice-nominated for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in England.
In addition to the books mentioned here, Jory has written for the New York Times, the Guardian, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Believer, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and BuzzFeed, among many other publications. His work has also been featured in The Best American Nonrequired Reading, The Best of McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Reader's Digest, and more.
For more than six years, Jory worked as the programs director at 826 Valencia, a nonprofit writing and educational center in San Francisco's Mission District, founded by Dave Eggers. In that time, he conceptualized and edited, "Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama," which was featured on "This American Life."
Find Jory at www.joryjohn.com or on Twitter @IamJoryJohn
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Outdoorsman

Horribly unimaginative. Waste of time and money.

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2020

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I got this as a joke for a buddy and his wife's baby shower (not actually intended for their kid's library). However, this book took a potentially hilarious idea and absolutely destroyed it with a lack of creative writing. I can't believe how bad it is. It's embarrassingly bad. Will not be giving this to anyone. What a terrible waste of resources to print and ship this book. None of the characters' statements are clever in the least, and nothing rhymes; the way this book is formatted/presented (as a kid's book), I subconsciously tried to find a rhythm on every page; but since there was none to be found, it was incredibly dull and destroyed any humor that might have existed in its pages. Feels like I was scammed.

15 people found this helpful

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Amber Paige

You have to add this to your collection...

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2017

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I read the reviews for this book and realized I had to get one for myself. I'm an avid reader and usually buy non-fiction science books about space and physics. I ordered two of these, one to give to my best friend, I'm 29 and she is 40. This book is great for all ages! I found it hilarious and ironic and it makes a great book that you can go back to over and over for a good laugh.

23 people found this helpful

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KetchupSpudTop Contributor: Baby

Dark humor

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2017

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I bought it because I thought the cover was funny for my dinosaur loving friend, but luckily I read it before giving it to her because it was much darker than I expected. Ended up being the perfect gift for my brother (mid 20s), and my whole family enjoyed him reading it (laughing while saying "that's terrible!").

39 people found this helpful

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fun book - quick read and always a hit at parties!

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017

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Got this as sort of a gag gift for my hubby on his Birthday and it's turned into the best coffee table book ever! Every time we have friends over it's inevitable that someone will see this book on the coffee table, pick it up, and start reading. Soon laughter ensues and others are reading along. And here I thought it was going to seem obnoxious to some people but so far everyone who sees it thinks it's hilarious. It is fun and a quick read. A great gift and super fun book for all the big kids in your life.

13 people found this helpful

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Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2010

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Everyone who comes to my apartment and reads this book dies laughing. Now all my friends are dead.

1,319 people found this helpful

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Amazonian

All my friends love dark humor.

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2013

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This book is a great litmus test. Show this book to someone (***) and see if they have the sagacity and intelligence to appreciate the stoic humor that this book presents. If they frown and pooh-pooh this book, avoid those people because they're probably not going to be very good company. I've noticed that the people who tend to appreciate this are the older folks, people who have come to grips with a bad illness, people who have experienced a little sadness in their lives, and people who work closely with the sick. The teenagers just giggle, but don't seem to get the point.

*** Of course, the caveat being that you should not give/show this book to someone who is actually grieving the death of a loved one, especially if recent. Of course, you'd only do that if you were lacking in empathy or had a very low emotional quotient.

42 people found this helpful

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Is The Warm Light Following You?

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2017

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This book is a must read. Some friends are undead, some friends are hoaxes, some friends are end tables, some friends are bread, some friends are obsolete, who knew? And, then, some friends are followers, some are Kentucky fried and some are puddles.

When you think about it, it is a wonder anyone is alive. Are your friends all dead or turned into something else? Please report back, we need to know.

Recommended. prisrob 07-24-17

24 people found this helpful

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Linda B.

Hysterically funny for adults and pseudo-adults with the right mindset!

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2021

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I use this book as therapy, a gift for birthdays or encouragement, and a daily morning read to elicit smiles, chuckles, and outright guffaws.
Anyone who has received this book from me has thanked me multiple times.
Avery Monsen the author and John Jory the illustrator created this pleaser and it was first published eleven years ago but the jokes are timeless.
I highly recommend.

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Gothicfun

No, no.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2020

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Book that shows the downside of everything, and supposed to be funny. Perhaps it amuses adults but the kids did not like it and it depressed the hell out of me.

4 people found this helpful

Gromit

Bought it for my Granddaughter

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2014

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Well I thought it was a funny book but the rest of my family didn't. I was frowned upon for buying this for my 3 month old Granddaughter. I read it to her and she laughs which is all that matters because I laugh too! We all have to die one day and she needs to understand that her granddad will also die one day (not too soon i hope) Buy it before it's too late.

23 people found this helpful

Catherine Stapleton

Very funny

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2017

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I love these books got the sequel too as I had read through one once in a shop and liked it.
Love the humour great for cheering you up if feeling down or just in need of a laugh.

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Alexander Hristov

Funny

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2018

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Very cool little book. The drawings are funny and the wit. Only problem is, it is a little short as you run through it in about 5 mins and that's about all of it. For this price...I don't, I feel a little fooled, but it is not a big deal. I gifted it to someone else for a laugh and it served me pretty well in this regard

James Ray

very funny book which looks great on a bookshelf.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2017

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this is one of those books where regardless of its contents. if you put this onto your bookshelf it will get a reaction. even then, its contents is still funny enough alone to have warranted me buying it. :-P