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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
I'm not really a fan of memoirs, but this is much more essay than memoir. The book is funny and well-paced. It's also fun to watch the music videos that go along with the chapter titles.
Perhaps I didn't find this book entertaining as I was never especially taken with Duran Duran, or maybe I just have little tolerance for writing that is reliant on overused stereotypes for laughs. In any case, while the author weaves in a few amusing stories about his family and growing up in the eighties, the writing comes across as condescending and juvenile. Didn't finish the book, as it just wasn't doing it for me.
Smart, introspective, personal, and fun. But would only recommend for people who were rabidly into 80s music. If not, many of the clever references won't make sense. This is a memoir of sorts, taking the reader through some of Sheffield's favorite (and least favorite) memories and introducing you to some of the favorite people in his life. All set to a soundtrack of new wave, early hip-hop, and a few one-hit wonders.
While I loved Rob Sheffield's "Love is a Mixtape", I simply could not get into this read. I got about halfway through, and it just lost my interest. The story isn't nearly as captivating as LIAM. Just didn't hold my attention.
A pleasant ride through the 80's as remembered by Rob Sheffield.
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
All who appreciate music and the impact it has on our lives will find this book entertaining; those of us lucky enough to grow up with an 80s soundtrack will absolutely love it!
Music journalist Rob Sheffield knows exactly what lives in our hearts and memories, and he relives it right along with us. It took me longer than usual to read because I kept stopping to read passages aloud to my husband and copy down quotes.
I feel like I owe Sheffield a thank you note for putting my deep
connection to pop culture into words. Instead I’ll just buy his new book about Taylor Swift and learn how new generations live through music just like we did/still do!
Music journalist Rob Sheffield knows exactly what lives in our hearts and memories, and he relives it right along with us. It took me longer than usual to read because I kept stopping to read passages aloud to my husband and copy down quotes.
I feel like I owe Sheffield a thank you note for putting my deep
connection to pop culture into words. Instead I’ll just buy his new book about Taylor Swift and learn how new generations live through music just like we did/still do!
I thought I reviewed this one a few months ago. Anyway, this was our book club pick and I was expecting cute. Instead, this book was laugh-aloud hilarious and I am not usually one to laugh aloud at books. Sheffield is a music critic and he reviews his life thus far by highlighting rock, pop and New Wave songs that defined the moments in his adolescence and young adulthood, particularly as they related to the opposite sex. Other writers have tried this but they probably aren't as funny as Sheffield. His section on Hall & Oates cracked me up. I wish I had the book with me to add quotes. Recommended for anyone who loves 80s music.
A fun summertime read. Equal parts memoir and 80's pop culture primer. Can't recommend this enough.
I really love you, Rob Sheffield.
I wish Rob was my brother or friend, I feel like I personally know him. He puts so much warmth and humor into his writing, really letting readers into his journey growing up in the 80s and sharing his experiences (with soundtrack). Each chapter opens up with a song title and artist and what year it came out, with the author taking us back to his story behind each song.
This memoir cannot live up to the amazing Love Is a Mix Tape, which is a love letter to his late wife. Talking to Girls About Duran Duran is more lighthearted, but there are definitely moments that made me sad ( note: when he talks about "Crying Game", if you have read Mix Tape then you know why). Rob's love for his sisters is really clear in this book, it is pretty much dedicated to them. My favorite parts are his memories with his sisters.
I wish Rob was my brother or friend, I feel like I personally know him. He puts so much warmth and humor into his writing, really letting readers into his journey growing up in the 80s and sharing his experiences (with soundtrack). Each chapter opens up with a song title and artist and what year it came out, with the author taking us back to his story behind each song.
This memoir cannot live up to the amazing Love Is a Mix Tape, which is a love letter to his late wife. Talking to Girls About Duran Duran is more lighthearted, but there are definitely moments that made me sad ( note: when he talks about "Crying Game", if you have read Mix Tape then you know why). Rob's love for his sisters is really clear in this book, it is pretty much dedicated to them. My favorite parts are his memories with his sisters.