The Book of Bunny Suicides
August 24, 2006
"The Book of Bunny Suicides"
By Andy Riley
Plume, 2003
What simpler pleasures are there in life then seeing horrible things happen to cute animals? British artist Riley has made this small little gem devoted specifically to that topic. Each drawing (usually one panel and usually without dialog) expresses a different way for adorable little bunnies to end their lives. It would be tedious if Riley weren't so inventive, coming up with a series of highly ingenious ways to exterminate the little critters. The majority of the drawings don't even show the death itself, but the events that will bring it about, letting the reader's mind fill in the gaps (some personal favorites include a bunny standing in front of a shark tank with a hammer, and one in which a bunny is ready to throw a boomerang with an active grenade attached). It's ability to get laughter from anticipation that makes this one of the more interesting works of illustrated humor to be released in the past few years.
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