Return of the Bunny Suicides - Andy Riley

Andy Riley is a man of amazing imagination with a cruel twist. However with four best-selling books under his belt all laced with black humour (something serious given a funny twist) he must be doing something right. Long ago my fiancee nicknamed me bunny. A cute and cuddly name which seemed to stick. I already own two of his books 'The book of bunny suicides' and 'Great lies to tell small kids' so when I passed 'Return of the bunny suicides' with ...
...of the book is simple. For a reason which is never made clear (maybe they ran out of carrots) bunnies are having a serious crisis. The bunny suicide hotline has failed them and they are all on the journey to the next life. Sounds cruel right? Yet for some reason which is endearing to Andy he manages to make you smile, giggle or burst into hysterics at these strange little creatures. The cover of the book is green and glossed over to prevent smalls ...

ovetta2001 21.01.2008 · Read full review
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This book is amusing, but feels like it shouldn't be. On every page are black and white cartoons of rabbits finding new and inventive ways to commit suicide. The cartoons aren't brilliant masterpieces, just simple line drawings but it's easy to see what's going on in each one. A lot of them are very funny, but I feel slightly guilty about laughing at death. Some of the cartoons take up just one page, some spread over several. Similarly, there are ...
...frames to tell the story of how the rabbits plan their deaths. They are all interesting and original, which is impressive given there are two books of these things. There are a lot of references in the book as well, to Dr Who, the Terminator, Lord of the Rings and many others. A lot aren't references at all and are just ways to die, so the humour will reach everyone. It might not be a good idea to let little kids read this, just in case they decide ...

87degrees 24.05.2006 · Read full review
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