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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Rob Sheffield is just a couple of years older than me, so the music that he writes about so lovingly is often the stuff that was the soundtrack of my life as well. Sheffield shares his heart in a raw and honest way, interwoven with the music that was important to him and his wife Renee. It's unlike anything I've read before. It made me laugh and it made me reminisce, but it also made me ponder the uncertainty of life and how when life takes certain turns, sometimes good things get dragged down with the bad. As Sheffield writes:
Sometimes great tunes happen to bad times, and when the bad time is over, not all the tunes get to move on with you.
This book is like a bittersweet love letter. It tackles love, grief and music. What I really love about this book is that it translates the sadness of losing someone by associating it with music. It's a lovely book that can easily tug the strings of our heart.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
I really enjoyed this book. I read a few pages while at the book store and told my friend, "I love this book, I have to get it." It's a memoir about the author's tragic loss of his wife, told through his experience with music. It's a sad story, but I also laughed and reminisced about my own days of creating mix tapes The book reminded me a lot of Nick Hornby's "High Fidelity," one of my favorites. I came across many beautiful passages as I was reading, though, I didn't think to make note of them until I was about 3/4 of the way through. I'll have to read it again to find them all. I found this particularly moving: "When I started feeling morbid and empty, I felt like I was turning into a different person from the guy she fell in love with. I had no voice to talk because she was my whole language."
I look forward to reading Rob Sheffield's second book, "Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut" which is about music from the 80's.
I look forward to reading Rob Sheffield's second book, "Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut" which is about music from the 80's.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
I've been a fan of Rob Sheffield since I started reading his "Pop Life" column in Rolling Stone magazine years ago. When I heard he'd written a book, there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted to read it.
I'm so glad I did. It's a story of love, loss, and how music can truly define a relationship between two people. I recommend it to anyone who likes witty, intelligent musically based humor.
I'm so glad I did. It's a story of love, loss, and how music can truly define a relationship between two people. I recommend it to anyone who likes witty, intelligent musically based humor.