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A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney

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lindsmann's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

What a special book. I've been a fan of Rob Delaney's online presence for a while (and wow that feels like a weird thing to say haha). But I originally knew of Rob through his Twitter account, and never really knew much about him outside of that. 

I heard about how his son had passed, and later found this book. I'm lucky in that I've never really had to deal with much grief in my life thus far. But I still found this book incredibly touching, heart-breaking, and thoughtful. 

While talking about an extremely emotional and delicate subject matter, Rob is still able to bring a levity to it that I can only imagine someone adept in the comedic arts could do—all without minimizing the seriousness of the topic. 

I cried, laughed, and cried some more while reading this. I can't recommend it enough. Read this book!

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balfies's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad fast-paced

4.0

Devastating, funny, deeply moving memoir about the grief of losing a child. Comedian Rob Delaney speaks so vividly about the trauma of losing his son Henry to brain cancer, and so warmly about Henry himself. In the same vein as No One Is Talking About This and Crying In H Mart for modern opuses on grief.

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molliekneath's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0


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franklybookish's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.5


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mugguomp's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.25


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rebeccaquinton's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

4.75


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caseythereader's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

 - I am writing this review of A HEART THAT WORKS while curled up crying on the floor forever. What an incredible, painful, beautiful gift to the world this book is.
- I knew Delaney primarily as a comedian on Twitter, and that joyful, weird spirit of his is present in this writing, even on such a horrific topic.
- And Delaney does not hold back on the unending horrors of what he and his family went through. This is one the hardest books I’ve ever read, and I don’t even have children.
- Through it all, even as Delaney unleashes this primal scream, he still shows us the love and joy he found in his son. This book is full of pain, yes, but we also learn about all the little everyday things about a child that only their parent knows, and I will carry a small piece of Henry with me now. 

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rekhamohan1's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0


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mssmith3088's review against another edition

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dark funny sad slow-paced

3.75


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annabunce's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny sad fast-paced

4.0


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