Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Other Four-Letter Words
Written by Michael Ausiello
Narrated by Michael Ausiello
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
For over a decade, TV fans have counted upon Michael Ausiello’s insider knowledge to get the scoop on their favorite shows and stars. From his time at Soaps In Depth and Entertainment Tonight to his influential stints at TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly to his current role as cofounder of the wildly popular website TVLine, Michael has established himself as the go-to expert when it comes to our most popular form of entertainment.
What many of his fans don’t know, however, is that while his professional life was in full swing, Michael had to endure the greatest of personal tragedies: his longtime boyfriend, Kit Cowan, was diagnosed with a rare and very aggressive form of neuroendocrine cancer. Over the course of eleven months, Kit and Michael did their best to combat the deadly disease, but Kit succumbed to his illness in 2015.
In this heartbreaking and darkly hilarious memoir, Michael tells the story of his harrowing and challenging last year with Kit while revisiting the thirteen years that preceded it, and how the undeniably powerful bond between him and Kit carried them through all manner of difficulties—always with laughter front and center in their relationship.
“Engrossing, poignant, tragic, and hilarious” (Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies is “a story about love and loss, joy and heartbreak. And in the midst of personal turmoil, we learn that bravery comes in many forms” (The Washington Post).
Michael Ausiello
Michael Ausiello is the founder and editor-in-chief of TVLine, a television entertainment website owned by Penske Media that launched in 2010. Ausiello began his publishing career in 1997 at Soaps In Depth before moving on to TV Guide in 2000, where he debuted his signature, spoiler-tinged “Ask Ausiello” column and established himself as a major player in the world of TV journalism. In 2008, he jumped to Entertainment Weekly, where he penned a column in the magazine as well as an award-winning blog. He currently splits his time between New York City and Los Angeles.
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Reviews for Spoiler Alert
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How do you review such a personal and amazing story? I don't think I can. I do know that from the very first chapter I knew I wanted to know kit and Mike, which by the end I felt like I had known them for years. Beautifully written and an amazing tribute to unconditional love.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Loved how Michael doesn’t shy away from Kit’s not so good traits, making human after all. Beautiful story, a tear jerker for sure. Told with so much love.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fantastic !!! You will laugh and cry all at the same time. I love when Authors take the time to read their own books in audio version! Well done Michael
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolutely beautiful and tragic story I would absolutely recommend this book. It's also being turned into a movie so I'm looking forward to seeing that as well. Huge props to the author for putting his story onto paper to become a retelling of the relationship between him and his late husband and for narrating the book so that it could become an audiobook. Very emotional so if you can't handle sad topic maybe don't listen to it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This story is beautifully written, funny, honest and heart breaking.