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Written for lovers of music, both good and bad, who dig out mix tapes from 9th grade and think of that boy we loved so much until we found him making out with our best friend at lunch. Sheffield documents his life through songs and draws the reading in by calling on their own emotional ties to music. If you listened to indie rock in the '80s and '90s you are bound to find a musical connection inside this book whether it's through his school-boy crushes or heart breaking loss.
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Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time by Rob Sheffield
freley, January 13, 2007
Written for lovers of music, both good and bad, who dig out mix tapes from 9th grade and think of that boy we loved so much until we found him making out with our best friend at lunch. Sheffield documents his life through songs and draws the reading in by calling on their own emotional ties to music. If you listened to indie rock in the '80s and '90s you are bound to find a musical connection inside this book whether it's through his school-boy crushes or heart breaking loss.(11 of 15 readers found this comment helpful)