All My Friends Are Dead
All My Friends Are Dead is an illustrated dark comedy book published by Chronicle Books in 2010. It was written by Avery Monsen and Jory John and illustrated by Avery Monsen.
 First Edition Cover | |
| Author | Avery Monsen and Jory John |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Avery Monsen |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Humor |
| Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Publication date | August 1, 2010 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 96 (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0-8118-7455-9 (first edition, hardcover) |
| Followed by | All My Friends Are Still Dead |
An animated GIF of the first 10 pages of the book was posted on Tumblr and quickly became the most reblogged and liked post in Tumblr's history.[1] The viral website was also reported in New York magazine.[2] It appeared on the bestseller lists of the San Francisco Chronicle,[3] Boston Globe,[4] and Los Angeles Times.[5]
A sequel, All My Friends Are Still Dead, was released in 2012.[6]
Synopsis
A number of anthropomorphic characters make statements about their friends, usually that they are all dead. One of them, a tree, reflects wistfully on the nature of life, and is then cut down and made into an end table.
References
- "URDB World Record". Universal Records Database. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- Zimmerman, Edith (July 30, 2010). "Read the First Ten Pages of All My Friends Are Dead, an Amusingly Illustrated Book of Loss". New York. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- "San Francisco Chronicle best-sellers". San Francisco Chronicle. November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- "Boston Globe bestsellers". The Boston Globe. January 28, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- "Bestsellers: All My Friends Are Dead". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- Liu, Jonathan H. (7 March 2012). "More Dark Humor: All My Friends Are Still Dead". Wired. Retrieved 9 June 2020.