Here is a secret for you. I am a bit of a pop-culture addict. It started when I was a young girl and my family would watch Entertainment Tonight after dinner, but before the prime time shows started. My siblings and I would fight to read the TV Guide every week when my Step-Dad would pick it up at the grocery store. Because of my secret obsession, I have been following Michael Ausiello for a very long time. Michael Ausiello has had a long career in television journalism. I first remember him from TV Guide. Then I followed his career to Entertainment Weekly. And then again I followed him to his new venture - TV Line. I was excited to find out that a book was in the works and wanted to be first in line to read it.
The title of the book says it all - Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies. Michael starts by telling us about his first date with Kit Cowan. The year was 2001. Their relationship had a lot of ups and downs and thirteen years. From Kit's pot habit to Michael's Smurf obsession, we get to hear about it all. When Kit is diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer their world is shattered, but Michael steps into the role of caregiver with such a level of devotion and intensity that the reader can't help but fall a little bit in love with him, too. With unabashed honesty, Michael Ausiello gives us a little peek into the details of their relationship. From their weekly sessions with a therapist to their pet nicknames for each other and more.
Michael chronicles the last year of Kit's life with the love and devotion that kept them together for so long. And prepare yourself - it is an emotional read. I found myself crying like a baby on the day they got married, which was the same day the doctor broke the news that it was terminal. I had to take breaks while reading it and desperately hoped that the title was misleading, even though I knew it wasn't. I cried like a baby during Kit's final days that reminded me so much of my grandmother's final days. Cancer is a devastating, brutal, horrific disease, and Michael Ausiello details it all.
Bottom line - Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies is a beautiful tribute to one couple's love in the face of a tragic diagnosis. You will ugly cry, but you will also laugh, and you will not be able to put the book down until you finish the last page. Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies is on sale Tuesday, September 12th.
Details:
- Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies by Michael Ausiello
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- Pages: 320
- Publisher: Atria Books
- Publication Date: 9/12/2017
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