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Ryan
Aug 10, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: nonfiction, music, loaned, 2017
Sorta don't know where to begin...sorta still basking in the afterglow.

I truly believe that music is deeply personal for some of us. It's not just what's playing, what's streaming, what's in the background...but instead an outlet to fill in those silent spaces of our lives. For us, music is chosen and likewise chooses us. It claims memories, leaves scars, lifts the soul, and marks time.

Sheffield gets this, and illustrates it in a way that begins personal...then gets REALLY personal.

I never expe ...more
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Jen
Jul 08, 2008 rated it really liked it
Rob Sheffield's book is a clever, witty, sad and poignant tale of his life with his wife Renee. He weaves the several years of his life with her and later, without her - focusing on how music, specifically mix tapes, had a role. I love how he takes us through his first DJ gig at a school dance, all the way through grad school, marriage, and the tragic death of Renee, outlined by the titles and artists of the mix tapes that narrated him through each point in his life. The story is so well told I ...more
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Aug 03, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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