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Captivating charming sad redemptive
- By sarah on 02-09-17
Summary
Rob Delaney is a father, a husband, a comedian, a writer. He is the author of an endless stream of beautiful, insane jokes on Twitter. He is sober. He is sometimes brave. He speaks French. He has bungee-jumped off the Manhattan Bridge. He enjoys antagonizing political figures, powerful retailers and the Kardashians. He listens to metal while he works out. He broke into an abandoned mental hospital with his mother. He played Sir Lancelot in Camelot. He has battled depression. He is funny as s***. He cleans up well. He and Margaret Atwood have a thing going on Twitter. He is lucky to be alive.
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- Beccameriel
- London, United Kingdom
- 07-03-14
Short, funny and moving
I got this as a palate cleanser in between epic bouts of Song of Ice and Fire.
Rob Delaney is hilarious and twitter and I loved his stand up show so was looking forward to this book. It's more like a series of essays than a linear narrative, recounting episodes from his life.It's humane and funny and full of warmth. He talks about addiction very openly and movingly without every falling into self pity or self justification.
Rob Delaney reads his own words extremely well - no problems in capturing the authorial tone of voice!
Obviously, there are lots of swearing, sex and drug references. If that sort of thing bothers you then you are not going to have a good time here.
Ultimately, it's about the redemptive power of love and comedy. Loved it.
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- B. N. Smith
- london
- 26-10-18
laugh out loud funny
really enjoyed it. this is laugh out loud funny so get ready for people to move away from you on public transport. open and honest and read by the author which is always a plus. a good book for humans.
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- Amber
- 05-02-19
One of the funniest things I've EVER heard
Fabulous, so so so SO funny and moving too.
I wish there were 20 of them though, what am I going to do now?!?
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- Jude Davis
- 13-01-19
So good
Thanks for this fabulously written and read book. I'm now a fan. Totally recommended I shall listen again.
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- William Hose
- 11-01-19
Brilliant Listen
I'm a big fan of Richard Osman so this was a must listen. Never knew he spent a year in France though, huh...
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- MR J.
- 04-01-19
Hilarious, deep, brilliant
Loved this book and performance, well written with a great balance of grit and comedy. The author, and narrator, is really likeable I wish I could have him over for dinner!
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- Miss K Smith
- 04-10-18
Loved this hope there’s a second book
Fantastic, funny, compelling. Addictive. Not long enough, need a second volume a s a p
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- miss wood
- 02-07-18
Not what I was expecting.
The narrative is alot deeper than I expected, although funny. I found it difficult to finish.
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- Carlton
- 15-06-18
A Let Down
Bit of a shame this. Way too short and not really funny at all. Sorry!
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- Paul Kimberley
- Birmingham
- 24-05-18
Great surprise!
Dark at times but still weirdly amusing. Recommended by a friend and I can hear why.
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- Spencer
- 11-04-17
Brilliant!
This is funny, heartwarming and very enjoyable! Rob is far more charming than should be allowed
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- chris
- 23-06-14
so funny i pooped myself
If you could sum up Rob Delaney in three words, what would they be?
NOT REALLY NORMAL
What other book might you compare Rob Delaney to and why?
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What about Rob Delaney’s performance did you like?
love it when someone who writes their book reads it. you get the feeling of what they were writing! he told jokes they way he wanted them to come across
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
i laughed alot. even though there where some serious parts to the story