All My Friends Are Superheroes

All My Friends Are Superheroes by Andrew Kaufman, 145 pages

In this short novel, Tom is a regular guy, but everyone he knows has super powers--his wife is The Perfectionist, who makes everything perfect; his best friend is The Amphibian, who has the ability to live in water or land; his ex is Someday, with the dual powers of big dreams and procrastination. At the wedding of Tom and The Perfectionist, the bride's ex-boyfriend Hypno hypnotizes her into believing that Tom is invisible/doesn't exist, placing both of the newlyweds in agony.

This is a cleverly-written fable about the abilities (both good and bad) that people have, and that make them stand out from others. The 10th anniversary edition, which is what we have in our collection, features short bios of other superheroes that either don't show up in the story or are mentioned only in passing. It's smart, it's quick, and it's infinitely relatable.