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My Recommendation: If you can deal with being a mess as you read it, then most definitely read it. Chances are you’ll end up like me with puffy eyes and snot running down your face while laughing. There is so much humor that I didn’t even touch on in this, because even though it was wonderful and witty, it wasn’t the piece that hit me hardest.
My Response: Talk about a gut punch—I knew going in this one was going to be brutal, I mean it’s right there in the full title: Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, but I was not expecting to cry as much as I did. I’m not talking about a single tear escaping as I gaze wistfully into the distance. I’m talking snot running down my face, holding back sobs, and generally making people uncomfortable around me as I read it.
Yup, you read that right. I didn’t hole in up in my room or stay at home to read this, even with the very clear warning on the cover. I read it in public, on a cruise ship on the way to the Caribbean. Smart right? The timing wasn’t the greatest, but it came in at the library and I’ve been waiting to read it since it appeared on Towleroad, so I figured I would plow through it and I did. I got a chapter or two read on the plane after reading Don’t Be Cruel (#3 & #4) and then blazed through this, snot, tears and all, while laying out by the pool on the ship.
Continue reading on my book blog at geoffwhaley.com.
My Response: Talk about a gut punch—I knew going in this one was going to be brutal, I mean it’s right there in the full title: Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, but I was not expecting to cry as much as I did. I’m not talking about a single tear escaping as I gaze wistfully into the distance. I’m talking snot running down my face, holding back sobs, and generally making people uncomfortable around me as I read it.
Yup, you read that right. I didn’t hole in up in my room or stay at home to read this, even with the very clear warning on the cover. I read it in public, on a cruise ship on the way to the Caribbean. Smart right? The timing wasn’t the greatest, but it came in at the library and I’ve been waiting to read it since it appeared on Towleroad, so I figured I would plow through it and I did. I got a chapter or two read on the plane after reading Don’t Be Cruel (#3 & #4) and then blazed through this, snot, tears and all, while laying out by the pool on the ship.
Continue reading on my book blog at geoffwhaley.com.
Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies will probably ruin your life, but that's no reason not to read it. As a fan of Michael Ausiello's work at various pop culture properties (TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly, TVLine), I'll be honest and admit that I didn't read the description of the book before picking it up - enticed enough by the just author's name. Apparently, I didn't even read the full title, which ends with: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Other Four-Letter Words. The book caught me off guard, but in the best way possible. I was half expecting another fabulous, funny, yet insightful, review of one of my favorite TV shows - instead what I got was a heartwarming, heartbreaking, funny and flawless story of love and loss, and yes, a few other four letter words...
This is a story about death. We should be up front about that, in case you also decided to skip the description and even title of the book. It's a story about the death of a loved one, but it does not read miserable like a funeral, it reads like the best celebration of life. Tracing their 14-year relationship to its terminal end, Ausiello makes you fall in love with his partner Kit, deeper and deeper with every sarcastic remark and use of the c-word.
In Spoiler Alert, Ausiello's writing is masterful. The story's stars are dimensional and complex and he never shies away from the flaws of all involved, even his dearly departed. The writing is tight and the story moves at a satisfying pace, oscillating between the start of Michael & Kit's relationship and its devastating end. It's a love story better than [b:The Notebook|15931|The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)|Nicholas Sparks|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385738917s/15931.jpg|1498135] and a cancer story better than [b:The Fault in Our Stars|11870085|The Fault in Our Stars|John Green|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360206420s/11870085.jpg|16827462], with a healthy dash of pop culture references true to the Ausiello brand.
Spoiler Alert is complex, compelling, and important - and you won't regret picking it up, even when it has you sobbing. If I could "Ask Ausiello" one thing, it would be that this not be his final step outside of the world of entertainment news.
This is a story about death. We should be up front about that, in case you also decided to skip the description and even title of the book. It's a story about the death of a loved one, but it does not read miserable like a funeral, it reads like the best celebration of life. Tracing their 14-year relationship to its terminal end, Ausiello makes you fall in love with his partner Kit, deeper and deeper with every sarcastic remark and use of the c-word.
In Spoiler Alert, Ausiello's writing is masterful. The story's stars are dimensional and complex and he never shies away from the flaws of all involved, even his dearly departed. The writing is tight and the story moves at a satisfying pace, oscillating between the start of Michael & Kit's relationship and its devastating end. It's a love story better than [b:The Notebook|15931|The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)|Nicholas Sparks|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385738917s/15931.jpg|1498135] and a cancer story better than [b:The Fault in Our Stars|11870085|The Fault in Our Stars|John Green|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360206420s/11870085.jpg|16827462], with a healthy dash of pop culture references true to the Ausiello brand.
Spoiler Alert is complex, compelling, and important - and you won't regret picking it up, even when it has you sobbing. If I could "Ask Ausiello" one thing, it would be that this not be his final step outside of the world of entertainment news.
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You know from the title what this book will be, but reading it is a different story; it's heart-wrenchingly sad and gorgeous, and also funny. I hate to say 'enjoy it,' because that's not the correct thing. It's definitely worth reading. Lovely, and haunting.
Completely gutting, but also funny and sweet and honest. As the title of the book says, you know going into it how the story ends, but that doesn't make it any less devastating.
The author rambles. I quit the book after reading the author interview Kirsten Bell at his office. That’s an interesting event, but the author made it boring.
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Delightfully devastating. Such a touching relationship and deep understanding of each other. Beautiful and horrible journey. I nearly cried during the “flash forward” at the end and thought maybe Mike was having a “cunt” moment and had made up the original ending.