All My Friends Are Superheroes

by Andrew Kaufman

Book Overview

A tenth anniversary edition of the worldwide cult favorite, now with new material and illustrations.

One of the saddest, funniest, strangest, and most romantic books. . . . Brilliant! --The Bookseller (UK)

All Tom's friends really are superheroes. Tom even married a superhero, the Perfectionist. But at their wedding she was hypnotized to believe Tom is invisible. Six months later, she's sure Tom has abandoned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552452700
• ISBN13: 9781552452707
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Coach House Books
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.9" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

It's like an encyclopedia of your entire social circle

I loved this book, started the first few pages then couldn't put it down. It's so smartly written you'll find yourself wanting to punch Kaufman out of sheer jealousy. What I loved most though is how I knew the secret identities of each and every one of the superheroes, you will too...!

Kaufman, the witty superhero!

One of the funniest books I have read in a long time. The jokes are ones that everyone can relate to. All of them are in good taste and very very witty. One can't help but associate with Tom - the main character - and laugh out with every turn of every single page! The only bad thing about this book is how short it is. If Kaufman were a superhero, am sure he would be Mr. Witty.

Superheroes Loving Large in Canada

I loved this book from the first page straight through to the last page. This book is funny (laugh out loud) and fresh. It is a charming and suave love story with a most original wrench thrown in the machinery of love. No one needs to die or mistakenly break up or fall in with evil in this love story; a mere disappearance will do. Our hero (normal, not super) becomes invisible on his wedding day but only to his wife. He has to reinstate her vision of him or he will lose her forever. How's that for a premise? Actually, it sounds almost Shakespearean but given all the superheroes floating and flying and slinking around, dipping in and out, this is not Elizabethan England. In fact we are in Canada and superheroes abound (of course: we all know about the low crime rates and fantastically cheap health care). The powers of these superheroes, at times listed in encyclopedic fashion, are indeed super and quite urbane. Their unique powers make perfect sense in the crazy world that we live in. My favorite (and I will only give away one but trust me, these superheroes are brilliantly imagined) is Mistress Cleanasyougo: "At the end of every day she folds her clothes. She never leaves scissors on the table, pens with no ink are thrown in the trash, wet towels are always hung up, dishes are washed directly after dinner and nothing is left unsaid." You go, girl. Even with such fantastic powers, just because "you're special really doesn't mean anything. You still have to get dressed in the morning. Your shoelaces still break. Your lover will still leave you if you don't treat her right." And so our normalhero Tom must figure out how to save his superhero wife and himself and thier marriage, but using only the good old standby powers of love and faith and ingenuity. Let's hear it for the regular Joe, er, Tom. Great good comes from reading great books. [...]

This book has everything.

It's cliché, but this book made me laugh, made me cry, and everything in between. Despite its shortness, this book will draw you into the lives of the characters and their stories. You will be quietly cheering Tom and the Perfectionist along on their journey. Andrew Kaufman has such a lovely style that even single sentences are a pleasure to read. These sentences then develop into character depictions that are believeable. I would and do highly recommend this book to everyone.

Simply satisfying

All My Friends Are Superheroes by Andrew Kaufman is like getting the precise helping of your favourite food the very moment you crave it.An excellent read that holds up over time. I first read it late last year and recently brought it with me on a road trip. Despite knowing exactly how things turn out I found myself falling for the characters again.Do yourself a favour and buy two copies. That way you won't have to give yours away.I'm looking forward to Kaufman's next work.