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Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut
Rob Sheffield
3.54 AVERAGE
219 reviews for:
Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut
Rob Sheffield
3.54 AVERAGE
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Fun book that reflects on suburbia in the 1980s and how music shaped us all
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
I enjoyed this insightful, personal book with a few real gems and laugh-out-loud moment. Sadly my music knowledge falls so far short of the author's that I'm constantly left feeling there's a better, deeper joke that I don't understand.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Reading this took me on a trip down memory lane. As a fellow music-obsessed youth of the 80's, I remember a number of the same things. I laughed out loud multiple times.
I recently read the book Record Collecting for Girls by Courtney E. Smith, who worked in programming for MTV. It totally made sense to follow it up with this book by Rob Sheffield, who is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine. Without a doubt MTV and Rolling Stone are the two institutions that had the most profound effect on my adolescence.
Once I started reading this book, I couldn’t put it down and I devoured it in just a couple of days. Sheffield’s voice is conversational, and his self-deprecating humor just draws you in. I’ve seen Mr. Sheffield for years offering commentary on those totally addictive VH-1 shows like “I Love the 80s.” So reading this book already felt like sitting down and chatting with someone you’ve known for a long time.
Each chapter is named for a specific song from the 8o’s and describes a specific period in the author’s life. Even if you don’t have strong memories attached to the same songs that Sheffield mentions, you can definitely remember the way this decade made you feel. His candor in describing the insecurities that come with adolescence, and how the music that speaks to us the most can give voice to those insecurities, is something that everyone can relate to … unless, of course, you actually were a member of Duran Duran.
Once I started reading this book, I couldn’t put it down and I devoured it in just a couple of days. Sheffield’s voice is conversational, and his self-deprecating humor just draws you in. I’ve seen Mr. Sheffield for years offering commentary on those totally addictive VH-1 shows like “I Love the 80s.” So reading this book already felt like sitting down and chatting with someone you’ve known for a long time.
Each chapter is named for a specific song from the 8o’s and describes a specific period in the author’s life. Even if you don’t have strong memories attached to the same songs that Sheffield mentions, you can definitely remember the way this decade made you feel. His candor in describing the insecurities that come with adolescence, and how the music that speaks to us the most can give voice to those insecurities, is something that everyone can relate to … unless, of course, you actually were a member of Duran Duran.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
I loved "Love is a Mix Tape".. Sheffield's second outing is just as fun - pop culture references and fun sing alongs galore! - but this book lacks the emotional impact of the first. A solid read for sure.
Each chapter is a song and how it related to a certain person/place in time, and involved life lessons. One chapter was devoted to the cassingle. LOVED IT! The chapter about the New Kids was pretty damn funny, too. A lovely book, and I'm so glad that he's found another love.