alicia_howse 's review for:

Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time by Rob Sheffield

4.0

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I *heart* mix-tapes. The process of developing them in my head, the themes and motifs that are usually present (or just the pure randomness), the perfect song juxtaposition, the pause-change CD-record-repeat..the whole process is a labor of love. Love Is a Mix Tape... is a labor and story of love. Rob Sheffield parallels his romance with his wife with mix-tapes, chronicling their relationship "one song at a time" from when they meet through his grief over her sudden death. Sheffield even breaks down the essential mixes to have. His style is smart, witty, funny and endearing. This book inspired me to bust out my old mix-tapes, reminisce about making them, and wish for a tape-player to listen and relive that era. Mix-CDs just aren't the same...