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A review by larawalden
Love Is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield
4.0
Love is a Mix Tape really struck a chord with me (pun intended). It is a bittersweet memoir in which Sheffield relives his relationship with Renee - meeting her, moving in together, getting married, her sudden and tragic passing and, ultimately, moving on - through some of his mix tapes.
Who doesn't hear That Certain Song and remember a moment from your past, or think of an old flame? Just reading the song titles on my old cassettes immediately brings back memories from when I made that tape - where I lived, who I hung out with, who I was dating.
Love is a Mix Tape really has two levels working simultaneously. The first is his relationship with Renee. I was drawn in because it is quite outside the norm of my experiences (very few friends of mine married in their early twenties, let alone lost their partner at thirty one). The second was his use of music as a touchstone, as a time capsule that elicits memories that a photograph just can't. Music has always been central in my life, and I enjoyed comparing my taste to Sheffield's as the years progressed.
Who doesn't hear That Certain Song and remember a moment from your past, or think of an old flame? Just reading the song titles on my old cassettes immediately brings back memories from when I made that tape - where I lived, who I hung out with, who I was dating.
Love is a Mix Tape really has two levels working simultaneously. The first is his relationship with Renee. I was drawn in because it is quite outside the norm of my experiences (very few friends of mine married in their early twenties, let alone lost their partner at thirty one). The second was his use of music as a touchstone, as a time capsule that elicits memories that a photograph just can't. Music has always been central in my life, and I enjoyed comparing my taste to Sheffield's as the years progressed.