Love Is a Mix Tape : Life and Loss, One Song at a Time (Paperback)

from glade1

Finished this one just now. It is a wonderful read. Sheffield is so sweet and geeky and romantic, it's hard not to end up with a crush on him! My favorite chapters were actually the ones about his teen years - they were very funny. He has another book out that focuses more on that part of his lif...

from madhatter22

If you've ever made a mix tape for someone or spent hours working on one to get it just right or remember taping your favorite songs off the radio, this book will make you smile. (Possible extra smiles if you were born around the late '60s and get a little giddy when anyone remembers bands like S...

from kates

An amazing memoir about music, love, and loss by Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield. Each chapter is headed by a mix tape, beginning with a disastrous tape he made for an 8th grade dance. He writes briefly about growing up but the focus of the memoir is about falling in love with and marrying his...

from Rachael

NOTE: Here be spoilers. If you don't want to know what happens in this book, you might not want to read this review. "Unlike me, Renee was not shy; she was a real people-pleaser. She worried way too much what people thought of her, wore her heart on her sleeve, expected too much from people, and ...

from voracious

Love is a Mix Tape is a love story, told tape by tape. Rob Sheffield is a music writer for Rolling Stone and various other music mags. He has interviewed various stars throughout his career... indeed Rob knows his music. This book chronicles Rob's life with Renee through the early 90's... his fir...