Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Heart That Works: The Sunday Times Bestseller by Rob Delaney

29 reviews

caseythereader's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

rekhamohan1's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, and Death

mssmith3088's review against another edition

dark funny sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicide

annabunce's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Addiction

madisonfrank's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Classism

novelspirits's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, and Grief

kcarney86's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Death of parent

tiffanyg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Self harm, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Pregnancy

bethvance's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Vomit, and Pregnancy