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3.92 AVERAGE
emotional
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inspiring
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This book made me feel like I was living in the nineties and having my heart broken by my non existent wife when I’m clearly a very proud 2000s kid and won’t be marrying anyone any time soon. Rob Sheffield’s prose got me, it was relatable even though he’s clearly talking about an adult experience and grief I cannot begin to fathom, he made me laugh and I had to close the book at times to take the information in and sigh.
The thing that affected me the most was Sheffield’s deep relationship with music and how not just his marriage but all of his relationships seemed to revolve around music, how music was this central, vital part of his life. I couldn’t help but relate to him.
This memoir is about love, music, musicians, loss. This memoir is a time machine.
The thing that affected me the most was Sheffield’s deep relationship with music and how not just his marriage but all of his relationships seemed to revolve around music, how music was this central, vital part of his life. I couldn’t help but relate to him.
This memoir is about love, music, musicians, loss. This memoir is a time machine.
sad
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
This is an astonishingly lovely memoir. I consumed it in three days.
If I kept a list of books that deal with the topic of grief in simple, insightful, soulful and searing ways, this would top it. In fact, it would be the only one on the list.
* Spoiler alert *
"When we die, we become songs."
If I kept a list of books that deal with the topic of grief in simple, insightful, soulful and searing ways, this would top it. In fact, it would be the only one on the list.
* Spoiler alert *
"When we die, we become songs."
i think i would have liked this more if i was part of gen x and/or cooler
It's not often that an author is willing to be this open and honest about their life and all its hardships. It was a privilege to read this book and get a small glimpse of his love for both Renee and music.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Well, I'll say this for Rob Sheffield, his writing is keen and emotive. His mix tapes, well, they are lacking. I say this only as a music snob, but crikey! Who puts three songs by the same artist on the same mix tape? In a row?!? And the amount of crappy pop songs (Hanson! Right Said Fred! Mariah Carey!) for someone older than me in just a shame. 1994 mix tapes by my pal, Lisa, show more maturity, craft, and variety.
Once I get past griping about the horrible mix tapes, I can conclude that 'Love Is a Mix Tape' is a wonderful memoir, and I recommend it to any music lover. Sheffield made me appreciate my record store employee husband in a new light. Just don't try to recreate any of the mix tapes in the book.
Once I get past griping about the horrible mix tapes, I can conclude that 'Love Is a Mix Tape' is a wonderful memoir, and I recommend it to any music lover. Sheffield made me appreciate my record store employee husband in a new light. Just don't try to recreate any of the mix tapes in the book.
Both funny and heartbreaking this memoir about how two huge fans of music became a couple, married, and the unexpected turn of events afterward was an enjoyable listen. The author did the narration though and he was perhaps a bit monotone.