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emholl 's review for:
Love is a Mix Tape
by Rob Sheffield
I'm so glad I picked this one up. Sheffield's storytelling is effortless and satisfying in describing his experience with music, youth, finding his wife, and losing her too soon. The story makes you look down on the world at times when we wonder why good people can be so unlucky and what happens after we lose our person. Sheffield makes sure to catch you though, and he sternly explains that neither he nor his wife Renée would stay fixated on this sorrowful spiral for too long.
There's a lot of great conversations in here; I appreciated his words tackling the reality of young love, grief, kindness, and how our music influences us. Every chapter begins with a mixtape that he, Renée, or someone else made that connects to the time and events of that chapter. I'll be looking through all of these tapes thoroughly for the rest of the day, no doubt.
I would definitely recommend it if you're looking for a memoir or a simply meaningful text with an honest, calm voice. I believe it was really important for Sheffield to write this, and it is a beautiful capturing of and tribute to Renée.
There's a lot of great conversations in here; I appreciated his words tackling the reality of young love, grief, kindness, and how our music influences us. Every chapter begins with a mixtape that he, Renée, or someone else made that connects to the time and events of that chapter. I'll be looking through all of these tapes thoroughly for the rest of the day, no doubt.
I would definitely recommend it if you're looking for a memoir or a simply meaningful text with an honest, calm voice. I believe it was really important for Sheffield to write this, and it is a beautiful capturing of and tribute to Renée.