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All My Friends Are Superheroes

by Andrew Kaufman (Goodreads Author)

3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 · rating details · 1,780 ratings · 277 reviews

All Tom's friends really are superheroes. There's the Ear, the Spooner, the Impossible Man. Tom even married a superhero, the Perfectionist. But at their wedding, the Perfectionist was hypnotized to believe that Tom is invisible. Nothing he does can make her see him. Six months later, she's sure that Tom has abandoned her. So she's moving to Vancouver. She'll use her super...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Leah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: comic, first-novel, literary

A perfectly sweet little book. I read it in less than an hour, which I love.

It has something of the romantic comedy about it, and something delightfully quirky that I have come to associate with Canadian creations - although admittedly I am mostly thinking of Scott Pilgrim here. A little off-centre, a little tongue-in-cheek, it's kind of like one perfect slice of cake: not too big, not too small, leaves you feeling all warm and gooey inside without feeling overindulged.

The little vignettes of t...more

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Apr 30, 2012 Tfitoby rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: lit

This book is totally adorable. It's not going to change your life, it's not Earth-shattering prose, it's just plain unadulterated pleasure to read.

I wish I could've finished it in one sitting but it's difficult to finish 107 pages on the bus journey to work. But then again if I had finished it without pause I wouldn't have known what it was like to put it down and feel the need to pick it up again.

There's not much I can tell you without spoiling it BUT it is a wonderful love story AND the superh...more

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Apr 23, 2013 Craig Wallwork rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is my second book by Kaufman in the past three days. To say I’m bingeing on this guy is an understatement. Rarely do I do this. I can count the amount of authors on three fingers that had me want to read their whole back catalogue consecutively, and Kaufman is without exception one of those authors. All My Friends Are Superheroes is perfect in its eccentricity. It tells the story of Tom, and his wife, The Perfectionist. The Perfectionist can’t see Tom. He is invisible to her, and has been s...more

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Feb 05, 2013 Jemimah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the second of Andrew Kaufman's books that I've read (Born Weird was the first), and I've since decided that I love how his brain is wired. This little one is thoughtful and interesting, while still being thin enough to slip under a door.

The structure and language is lovely in it's simplicity, and characterisation is effective because it doesn't try to bog the reader down in back-story and development. Really, it's more a series of snapshots about different relationships, past and presen...more

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Jan 27, 2013 Andrew rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Perfectionist hadn’t been with anyone since she broke up with Hypno. The sex with him had been so good the Perfectionist had taken it for granted. She really liked Tom, was sure they’d become really great friends, but nothing more. She didn’t know if their friendship would survive a one-nighter but she felt reckless and took Tom straight to her bedroom.

The Perfectionist pushed Tom onto her bed. She took off his shirt. She took off his shoes and his socks. She took off his pants. She took off...more The Perfectionist hadn’t been with anyone since she broke up with Hypno. The sex with him had been so good the Perfectionist had taken it for granted. She really liked Tom, was sure they’d become really great friends, but nothing more. She didn’t know if their friendship would survive a one-nighter but she felt reckless and took Tom straight to her bedroom.

The Perfectionist pushed Tom onto her bed. She took off his shirt. She took off his shoes and his socks. She took off his pants. She took off his boxers.

With most guys the Perfectionist would stop there. She didn’t. She was still feeling reckless. She took off his skin. She took off his nervous system. She lifted up his rib cage. His heart beat in her hand. And there, underneath it, she found a rusted tin box. She opened it. Inside she found his hopes, his dreams and his fears. She stared at them. She was surprised to find them there and surprised at how beautiful they were. At that exact moment, the Perfectionist fell in love with Tom.

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All My Friends Are Superheroes tells the story of the very ordinary Tom and his superhero wife, the Perfectionist. On their wedding night, Tom becomes invisible, but to his wife and only his wife; to the rest of the world, he is as much flesh and blood as he’s always been, though no amount of support from their mutual friends will otherwise convince the Perfectionist. Seemingly abandoned by her love six months prior to the start of the tale, she boards a flight from Toronto to Vancouver to start again—a new city, a new opportunity to craft the perfect life. Tom, however, is sitting next to her on the flight, visible to everyone but her, and he has only the duration of their trip out west to find some way of getting her to see him again before all hope of a loving reunion is lost.

At a brisk 106 pages, All My Friends Are Superheroes presents a delicate balancing act that at any point risks tipping too far into either trite metaphor or sugary sweetness. Tom very clearly represents the plain, ordinary everyman, the 2% milk and bright white Wonder Bread of society. Everyone around him, as the title suggests, is a superhero in his or her own right. But these aren’t super powered superheroes; these are the superheroes of our own personal obsessions, tics, fears, failings, and fuck-ups. Like Someday, Tom’s first superhero girlfriend, with the twin gifts of “an amazing ability to think big and an unlimited capacity to procrastinate,” or the Copycat, who “has the ability to mimic anyone’s personal style. Which wouldn’t be so bad, perhaps even a compliment, if she wasn’t able to perfect her subjects’ style to the point where they start looking like less successful versions of themselves.”

Kaufman doesn’t deep-dive into any one “superhero,” presenting instead surface-level parallels via the idiosyncrasies displayed by each character’s power. In doing so, his comparisons retain much of their punch and humour without forcing too many levels of contrived social analysis or forced gravitas.

Tom, however, is given the unseen, untold, un-credited power of cutting through the bullshit of everyone around him. He’s presented as the one sane voice in the asylum, capable of stripping, for the reader, the drama queens, hipsters, scenesters, and social ladder climbers down to their secret, altogether conventional identities. Their powers are what give them the confidence to mine (or subvert) the goodwill of others, and Tom is largely unaffected by them, seeing instead how troublesome they can be.

Kaufman’s writing straddles the line between economy and poetry. There’s an identifiable lyricism to All My Friends Are Superheroes. It’s short chapters are each punctuated by a single thought or idea related, in some way, to Tom’s relationship to the Perfectionist and his plight to once more become visible to her. There’s little wasted space in this novella, and Kaufman makes the most of it while graciously restraining himself from pushing the paper-thin metaphor too far.

All My Friends Are Superheroes was Kaufman’s first novella. It is a disarmingly sweet, bite-size piece of magical realism and heartache—a wonderful idea stretched to its limit, but thankfully not past.(less)

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Jan 19, 2013 Vee rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

At only 108 pages long, this is one of those books that you can easily pick up and read in an hour or two and still feel like you've enjoyed and savoured it. The language is simple and pleasant, and it immediately immerses you in a world of everyday superheroes, with powers which aren't particularly enviable.

The novel focuses on Tom, a regular (a human with no superhero powers to speak of), who has gotten married to a superhero. Tom is married to a woman who is also the Perfectionist, but the p...more

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Jan 06, 2013 Josh Ang rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A whimsical little story about an ordinary guy who is rendered invisible to his fiance, the Perfectionist (a Superhero), by her jealous ex-boyfriend, Hypno, at their wedding reception. with a premise like that, the reader is introduced to a myriad of other Superheroes, though not the kind with enviable superpowers. Some of them include the Terrycloth, who is able to make every day feel like a Sunday, Sloth, who discovers with liberating finality that saying "Fuck it" to all the things he is unab...more

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Jan 06, 2013 Natalie Hart rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

What if you were normal and all your friends were superheroes? And at your wedding reception, your superhero wife’s superhero ex-boyfriend (the Hypnotist) hypnotized her into not being able to see or hear you. He went a step further: when you tried to touch her, her reactions ranged between muscle spasms all the way to stopping breathing if you tried to hold her in her sleep. How would you get her to see you? To know that you didn’t abandon her?

The situation in the novella is unlikely, but it go...more What if you were normal and all your friends were superheroes? And at your wedding reception, your superhero wife’s superhero ex-boyfriend (the Hypnotist) hypnotized her into not being able to see or hear you. He went a step further: when you tried to touch her, her reactions ranged between muscle spasms all the way to stopping breathing if you tried to hold her in her sleep. How would you get her to see you? To know that you didn’t abandon her?

The situation in the novella is unlikely, but it got me thinking. How common is it, shortly after being married, to stop truly seeing our spouse? Even though All My Friends Are Superheroes got me thinking about that kind of heavier stuff, it isn’t a heavy story. It’s warm-hearted, and charming, and sweet and funny. I loved the superhero names and descriptions. Most of these superheroes can’t fly, and they don’t have superstrength. Their superpowers are ordinary things magnified. Here are a few of my favorites:

"If you arrive at a party and suddenly find yourself completely relaxed, there’s a good chance the Stress Bunny is there. Blessed with the ability to absorb the stress of everyone in a fifty-foot radius, the Stress Bunny is invited to every party, every outing.
Her power originates from her strict Catholic upbringing (p.33)."

"All through her youth, the Battery had two things: an overpowering father and an over-rebellious mind. In combination, these forces gave her the ability to store great amounts of emotional energy and release it in one blinding bolt. But beware: the Battery’s allegiances aren’t to good or evil, but simply against whatever stands in her way. Friend, foe or innocent bystander — the Battery’s emotional energy bursts are unpredictable and she will strike at will (p.32)."

"Mr. Opportunity knocks on doors and stands there. You’d be surprised how few doors get answered (p.75)."

The main character even talks about the difficulties this style of superhero has:

"Try it, right now; boil down your personality and abilities to a single phrase or image. If you can do that, you’re probably a superhero already.
Part of the problem with finding your superhero name is that it may refer to something you don’t like about yourself. It may actually be the part of yourself you hate the most, would pay money to get rid of (p.71)."

This book was a short, easy read. I smiled often and teared up a few times. It's charming, but not shallow. And at the end, you can have fun trying to figure out your own superhero name (and that of everyone you know).(less)

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Feb 28, 2012 Karina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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THE STRESS BUNNY
If you arrive at a party and suddenly find yourself completely relaxed, there's a good chance the Stress Bunny is there. Blessed with the ability to absorb the stress of everyone in a five-foot radius, the Stress Bunny is invited to every party, every outing.

THE DANCER
The Dancer has direct communication with God, much like a personal phone line. The telephone she uses is her body and she dials by dancing. As such, her dancing is a very, very sensual thing.

In the past, whe...more

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Jan 10, 2012 Sara rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Not sure where to start. Well, let's start from the cover: "Buy it, borrow it, steal it but just make sure you read it". Dear Mr. Scott Pack (whoever you are), if I ended up in jail for stealing this book I would be really, REALLY pissed off. I think the author wanted to be all deep and profound, trying to convey a message camouflaged under a weird story (is there a story? I just saw a collection of episodes and descriptions). Well, if there was a message, I thought it was VERY, VERY well camouf...more

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Oct 30, 2011 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites

It’s been a long time since I’ve sat down and read a book in one sitting. Possibly since the end of my undergraduate, where I had all the time in the world to sit in pyjamas and immerse myself into a fictional world. So to be able to curl up on a Saturday and both start and finish All My Friends Are Superheroes felt quite good. Let’s just ignore its 108-page-length.

Still, it’s definitely quality over quantity with this title. In short (ha. ha): I adored it. Funny, quirky, and as adorable as all...more

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Jan 17, 2011 Sonia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was a book of two firsts. It is Andrew Kaufman’s debut novel, and it was also the first book that I read for a Book Club that I joined.

Anyway – at just over 100 pages long, this was a VERY quick read – definitely a little novella more than a novel. It was interesting that such a short story had the 5 of us in the group so divided. We all seemed to generally enjoy it, but that was where the similarity ended.

The story is of Tom, who is a regular guy, with no superhero powers – not unusual you...more This was a book of two firsts. It is Andrew Kaufman’s debut novel, and it was also the first book that I read for a Book Club that I joined.

Anyway – at just over 100 pages long, this was a VERY quick read – definitely a little novella more than a novel. It was interesting that such a short story had the 5 of us in the group so divided. We all seemed to generally enjoy it, but that was where the similarity ended.

The story is of Tom, who is a regular guy, with no superhero powers – not unusual you would think, except his wife, and all the people in their circle are ‘superheroes’.

I say ‘superheroes’ in quotes as I’m not personally convinced that they were. the majority of the superhero abilities were rather mainstream. Tom’s wife is The Perfectionist, and everything that she does, or becomes involved in is perfect.

One of her exes is The Hypnotist (superhero power rather obvious) and at the party following tom and The Perfectionist’s wedding, he hypnotises her to make her unable to see Tom.

The main story arc of the book is set 6 months after their wedding – and The Perfectionist hasn’t been able to see/hear Tom in all this time, and has decided to move away from the pain and hurt of him not being around, so is flying to a new life. Tom (sitting next to her on the plane) feels that he only has until touchdown to make her see him.

Their superhero friends alter from those with what seem like genuine ‘powers’ like The Amphibian to those whose are rather mundane, like The Girl Who Keeps Falling Over.

Personally, I didn’t take the superheroes literally – I thought that it was more of a ‘we all have our own abilities and characteristics that set us apart from others’ kind of message – but it seems that I was the only one in the group that went down that path, so my experience of the book was quite different.

I felt like there was a germ of an idea, but that it wasn’t fully explored. the way that there were so many characters included who had a tenuous link to the main characters, but they just had a paragraph explaining their power added to that feeling. I really felt like this book hadn’t been written, but I was reading the author’s notebook of ideas.

I loved the ideas, I loved the thought of some of the characters, I genuinely felt amused by some parts and I loved the ending as I thought it was very clever – but the journey felt like I had taken a shortcut and missed all the scenery. And there was one scene I genuinely disliked and was so fluffy that I was rolling my eyes whilst reading it (not that easy to do, believe me!)

So – overall, i would suggest reading it, as it is VERY unusual, and you would only be able to understand that from reading it – and at least it wont take very long!(less)

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Aug 08, 2012 Tomo20 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I keep telling myself that I have a low tolerance for quirkiness but then I find myself really liking this book, which is composed almost entirely of quirk. Set in a world where almost everyone has a super power, which range from somewhat conventional tropes as variations on invisibility to the ability to make every day seem like sunday morning, our protagonist, Tom, is the exception by having no power.

I've got to be careful to keep this review short, or else it will be longer than the book its...more

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May 02, 2013 Suad Shamma rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, 2013, favourites

This is my second book by Andrew Kaufman, and he blew my mind once again. I just love his style of writing, I love his wit, his sarcasm, his storytelling, his characters, his plots, his bizarre twists and turns and out of this world events, I love it all.

This book was absolutely charming and tooth-achingly sweet and short. I have been looking for this book everywhere (for some reason there is a huge lack of Kaufman in our bookstores here), and I finally found it at a random book fair. I didn't k...more

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Aug 03, 2008 Evie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2008, favourites, can-lit

This book was a sweet surprise. I picked it up by chance at a yard sale knowing nothing about it. I started it before bed and when I forgot to take it to work with me the next day, all I could think about was when I could go home to finish it. Completely charming.

EDIT: I have lent this book to three people since I've read it, and all loved it. Even those who are not prolific readers devoured it quickly and joyfully.

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Jul 28, 2010 Elfdart rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

this was a good story. the protagonist, who is just a normal guy, know all of these people with ‘super powers’, but they’re odd super powers, like he’s dating the perfectionist, who makes everything perfect. there was a guy who’s super power was to take tension away from people, so he was always invited to parties, and my personal favourite, the spooner, who would sneak into the houses of lonely women to spoon with them. these kinds of things. so it was more of an an everyday interpretation of...more

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Mar 13, 2013 Andrew rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, humor, canadian-author, superhero, novella

A budding romance is put on hold when a jaded ex-lover uses his superhero powers to hypnotize his former girlfriend into believing that her husband is invisible and has in effect abandoned her. Tom, the unfortunate husband of The Perfectionist, must reverse his wife’s affliction before she uses her own superpowers to summon a new life for herself.

Not your typical superhero themed story. The narrative is light and uncomplicated, lacking an epic plot and the typical ‘good vs. evil’ struggle expec...more

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Feb 22, 2011 Gonçalo Serra rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Tom, um homem apaixonado por Perfeita (o seu super-poder é de facto ser perfeita em tudo) é surpreendido, quando um dos amantes a hipnotiza no dia casamento. O resultado desse processo é Tom passar a ser invisível para Perfeita. Passados seis meses, ela crê que foi Tom que a abandonou, quando na realidade ele esteve sempre ao seu lado e decide partir para outra cidade... Amor perdido? Tom terá que encontrar o seu próprio super-poder para não perder a sua mulher.
A "etiquetagem" dos personagens co...more

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Jun 21, 2011 Lindsay Gray rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sweet is the perfect word to describe All my Friends are Superheroes. I can see why it pops up in so many reviews. Despite all the praise it has been getting from friends whose opinions on books I trust, I was wary going into it - the concept seemed like it could come off as a little gimmicky.

Tom is not a superhero, but everyone else in his life has some kind of power, including his wife, the Perfectionist. On the day of their wedding, she is hypnotized by her ex, The Hypnotist, into thinking t...more

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Sep 06, 2012 Michael Vidafar rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was a total gem; a great find while traveling abroad. Kaufman's charm is as much an affect of the environment where I found it (Shakespeare & Co., Paris)as it is the words themselves.

The story itself is written simply; those looking for complex prose need not "waste their time". It's a quick read, with appealing metaphor extended to tell a story of love's turbulence and triumphs, and it is told in a way that "humanizes" heroes.

I recommend this book to everyone, simply because it's...more

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Apr 29, 2013 sara ahmed rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult

book fair goodness! i don't understand why people say 'don't judge a book by its cover' because lately, it's all i've been doing (with real books and not humans; irrelevant).

i passed by this book 3 times admiring the gorgeous cover, the 3rd was a charm because noura said she read it and really liked it.

the only reason this gets 4 stars and not 5 is because it felt like it had so much more potential and was suddenly cut short for some reason? (even though i loved the ending). nonetheless, i enj...more

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Jan 17, 2013 Nicci rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was given this book as a gift, and I resented everyone preventing me from finishing it. I just did not want to put it down until it was finished. My heart melted, (I don't need the attendance of Ambrose the heart repairer thankfully ) I laughed, I cried, I lost a bit of wee.

My friend who gave me the book said that she guessed that I'd be categorizing my friends into super heroes. So thank you Stress Bunny, a wonderful gift for a Mistress Cleanasyougo.

So if you want to know why your perfect p...more

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Oct 04, 2012 Procrastinador Diletante rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Este é um daqueles livros surpresa! Foi-me oferecido por uma amiga que o comprou numa loja de aeroporto e que depois de o ler na viagem, achou que eu ia gostar. É importante esclarecer que não foi uma viagem longa, o número de páginas é que é muito reduzido - pouco mais de 100 páginas, que se acabam em menos de uma hora, no meu caso.

Acertou em cheio, visto que adorei o livro. É uma espécie de história romântica, mas num universo com os super-heróis mais bizarros que alguma vez conheci. Não posso...more

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Jan 08, 2011 Liz rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

#2 All My Friends Are Superheroes - Andrew Kaufman

I adore this book. When we moved I lost it, so I decide to purchase it again, just for the re-read. It was well worth it. This is a love story, but not like a proper love-story. It follows Tom, a normal run-of-the-mill guy who’s friends end up being superheroes. He’s in love with The Perfectionist, but after they married, he turned invisible to her. Tom has the duration of a flight to Vancouver to make her see otherwise, no pun. Will he? The best...more

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Mar 02, 2008 Jim rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Absolutley everyone

This was a wonderful book. I loved it so much I went to the trouble of writing a full review on my website.

You can check it out here: What kind of superhero are you?

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Aug 31, 2012 Holly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, geek, comedy

3 Stars may be a little generous, but overall this wasn't bad.

It's a short story about Tom, an ordinary man who marries a superhero but on their wedding day one of the brides ex's hypnotises her so she can no longer see her husband.

Its a harmless little story, but I found it a little unsatisfying. Throughout the novella there are small paragraphs about different superheores and how they found their powers. Most of the superheores aren't really superheroes at all which although amusing in a way i...more 3 Stars may be a little generous, but overall this wasn't bad.

It's a short story about Tom, an ordinary man who marries a superhero but on their wedding day one of the brides ex's hypnotises her so she can no longer see her husband.

Its a harmless little story, but I found it a little unsatisfying. Throughout the novella there are small paragraphs about different superheores and how they found their powers. Most of the superheores aren't really superheroes at all which although amusing in a way it was also a little disappointing. For example: The Chip - a girl who has a massive chip on her shoulder, this extra weight has caused her to develop superhuman strength however she can't use the strength until the chip is gone, and she can't get rid of the chip without using superhuman strength so she appears no stronger than anyone else.

I guess the whole thing was rather tongue-in-cheek, however there was one thing that really annoyed me about the structure of the tale...
Whenever something was mentioned in the story (for example we passed an alley where I first did blahblahblah) we are then immediately given the entire story of whatever happened in the alley, before returning to the current storyline. When more than one thing is referred to during a chapter, or something else referred to during the telling of a story that was referred to itself, it gets a little annoying to follow. There are too many tangents. If a character mentions something that happened before, we do not immediately need to know what this occurence was before the end of your current sentence is reached!

Perhaps if there wasnt so many tangents this book would have scored higher. However I found it a little disappointing overall, and how the end was left was unsatisfying, three words to conclude the underlying storyline of the whole thing? Not enough in my opinion.

I would say it might be worth your time however due to the paragraphs about the other superheroes (or ordinary people as most of them turn out to be) as I found those the most interesting thing in the book.(less)

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Oct 30, 2012 Girl with her Head in a Book rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, fiction, fairy-tale, 2012-challenge, one-of-a-kind, oh-canada, fantasy, laugh-out-loud

I loved this book. Like, actually. It's amazing. Everybody should read it then buy another copy to give to someone they love. I have a feeling that writing a balanced review of this one will be difficult because it's just too awesome. It's also only 106 pages long so even if you don't like reading you can still read it. This is a love story without the schmaltz and clichés which normally send me running - I've heard this story described as 'cute' which is an adjective which I also try to avoid b...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Turtleduck rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I thought this was a really lovely book. It is really easy to read as the language is very simple. I loved all the superhero powers because they were simply parts of their owners personality, the things that made them individual and unique. This made me think about what my own superpower would be, which was very illuminating for me. I especially loved the idea that it is only when we accept the parts of others that we don't like, or are afraid of, when we accept the person completely with all th...more

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Dec 13, 2011 Blair rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Andrew Kaufman's stories make me feel like Toronto is much more cool and hip than I previously thought. I feel like there is a whole group of people out there that I should be partying with. Kaufman is quickly becoming one of those rare writers where every single thing he writes drips with understated humour, intelligence, and an overall grasp of the subtle and delightful. I'd love to see what he would be able to bring to a graphic novel if paired with the right illustrator. The aside with Outca...more

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May 28, 2011 Jo Danilo rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

What do I think? What do I think? Hhmmm.

'All My Friends Are Superheroes' throws up an interesting question - Are some books worth more because of what is written in the pages? This book seems to think so.

Unique idea. Some great moments - amusing, not laugh out loud. I read it in one evening (books usually take me at least a week), not because I couldn't stop reading, but because, at 100 pages, it was just too short. I didn't pay the recommended £7.99 for it (thanks, Amazon) but if I had I would...more

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