You’re Gonna Die Alone (& Other Excellent News)

By: Devrie Brynn Donalson

Narrated by: Devrie Brynn Donalson

Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

A refreshingly honest, wonderfully humorous, and entirely inspiring exploration of change, fear, and what it really means to be alone, from everyone’s favorite TikTok oracle, Devrie Donalson.

Dear Reader Just Doing Your Best,

Give me a minute, and I’ll tell you a story.

I’ll tell you about my junior high soulmate, my haunted house, and running away to Scotland to lose my virginity. I’ll tell you about my ardent belief in the power of cheese and the goodness of pigeons, the rules for attending my funeral, and my struggle to reconcile feminism with Brazilian bikini waxes. I’ll tell you about my greatest failures and the many ways I have suffered because of my fear. I’ll tell you about my greatest triumphs and exactly how I figured out how to be a person I’m proud of.

If you’ve ever felt the visceral fear of being abandoned or the anxious anticipation of change, you might find something here like hope or validation. If you’ve ever wondered if you had it in you to start over, or if you’ve found yourself questioning what you’ve always believed, you might find a road map to navigating both.

I can’t say I know a lot, but my life has been one of many lessons. The wisdom I have managed to collect while the universe desperately chased me down, clobbering me with things to learn while I scurried around like an oblivious rat in search of abandoned street pizza, I happily share with you now.

What I hope you find here is a little laughter, a little healing, and permission to be okay. I hope you find the courage to embrace change and the sudden joy of believing you have always, always been enough. Above all and against all odds, from one pizza rat to another, I hope you feel seen.

Sincerely,
DD

©2023 Devrie Donalson (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

beautiful

this is an amazingly beautiful book and has been so heart warming and thought provoking.

The sheer love and honesty

Loved the sincere honesty and kindness in her comments I suppose the bottom line is love yourself and it’s fine to forgive and dream big

Safe place.

I love Devrie and this girl can deliver, I wish I could hear more. I didn’t want this booked to over. This book was like listening to an old friend tell a story. I got halfway through the book before I unfortunately left it behind in an Uber. I immediately downloaded audiobook, and had to limit when I’d listen to it so that I didn’t finish it in a day.

Guarantee that You’ll laugh, cry, and think

You know those long overdue get togethers you do with a friend you haven’t seen in a while? You eat, drink, catch up, vent, cry, laugh until your sides hurt, and analyze our past & future choices? This book felt like that. So grab a glass of wine, some cheese and maybe some tissues just in case 🍷🧀 thank you Devrie for this beautiful work.

so relatable

I loved the humor and honesty of this memoir. It's an absolute must listen! My millennial heart soared!

Hilarious and though provoking

I absolutely loved this book!! Narration was done beautifully as well - it’s funny, relatable & made me reflect on my own experiences in a new way.

Funny, honest, hopeful

Devrie is a delight. Excellent storytelling that felt honest and introspective. I laughed out loud way more than one might expect from a book that deals with some heavy stuff. So glad Devrie read it herself!

Great!

The only “self help” book I will ever read. Loved.
Funny, witty, quick. Will read again!

So relatable, lovely and true

I just love this relatable story of being a woman and wanting to be loved and accepted and adored but grounding in the truth about how life really is and an emotional connection to how we can achieve that for ourselves in living our lives true to ourselves. Go eat that cheese.

A surprise

I knew I’d enjoy this book, but but man did I fall in love. I laughed, I cried, I listened- so happy that someone felt the exact same way and was able to put those feelings into words when I couldn’t. Will definitely read again.