Another great book I just read. It's all about how people integrate music into their lives, marking particular activities, feelings and friends with songs and sets of songs. It made me wish I had compiled more mix tapes and that I still had some of the ones I had given away. It strikes the perfect balance between funny and sad, cool and touching. By the end, I knew I would enjoy coming back to this book again and again, so I immediately packed it up and sent it to share with a friend so we could talk about it.
February 9, 2008
Love Is A Mix Tape: Life And Loss, One Song At A Time (2007)
Another great book I just read. It's all about how people integrate music into their lives, marking particular activities, feelings and friends with songs and sets of songs. It made me wish I had compiled more mix tapes and that I still had some of the ones I had given away. It strikes the perfect balance between funny and sad, cool and touching. By the end, I knew I would enjoy coming back to this book again and again, so I immediately packed it up and sent it to share with a friend so we could talk about it.
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Just read Sarah Vowell's "Thanks for the Memorex" chapter from Take The Cannoli and it is worth a read too. She make a mixtape for a friend to give to his girlfriend.
So what if it took me 4 months to read. I enjoyed every page and wanted to make my reading experience last as long as possible. I laughed, cried, bought a Big Star album, and reaffirmed my love for the Replacements. One of my favorite lines of the book is “when we die, we turn into songs, and we will hear each other and remember each other.” That would actually make a pretty stellar chorus for a pop song...
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