I'm not really a big nonfiction reader
I'd heard of this book a bunch of times and it always sounded very much like something I'd like (just from the title) before I realized that it was nonfiction/memoir, which is totally NOT my bag. In fact, mostly realistic fiction isn't my bag though I'm trying to get there.
The book in question is called Love Is a Mix Tape. (Incidentally, Nick Hornby's High Fidelity is one of the realistic fiction books I do like, wholeheartedly.)
Anyway, I'm not much of a posting-to-this group type of person either, but I'll hurry up and get to the point.
I loved this book.
If you're interested in pop music, this is really perfect. Here's someone who can somewhat chart the course of their whole life through pop music and the importance of mix tapes. I love the idea of a mix tape for a lot of reasons but I'm a little on the young side to have ever really used them as a form of social currency. But this book could practically have been the story of my life if I'd been just a few years older.
What I can't say about this book is that everything is rosy. In fact, he had it pretty rough for a while, but you find out why early on. It's a memoir but it's also a series of essays. And it's funny and it's charming.
And, since I hadn't mentioned it yet, Rob Sheffield, the author, is an editor for Rolling Stone. Which I suppose makes some sense all things considered.
The number one thing about this book, though, was that it made me want to tell other people to read it. So I am.
(post script: I realize the grammar in this post is nothing to write home about but, since this is a *journal* I prefer to write as I speak, which includes pauses in all the wrong spots. Most people won't care about this but I do and I hate to leave this unsaid.)
The book in question is called Love Is a Mix Tape. (Incidentally, Nick Hornby's High Fidelity is one of the realistic fiction books I do like, wholeheartedly.)
Anyway, I'm not much of a posting-to-this group type of person either, but I'll hurry up and get to the point.
I loved this book.
If you're interested in pop music, this is really perfect. Here's someone who can somewhat chart the course of their whole life through pop music and the importance of mix tapes. I love the idea of a mix tape for a lot of reasons but I'm a little on the young side to have ever really used them as a form of social currency. But this book could practically have been the story of my life if I'd been just a few years older.
What I can't say about this book is that everything is rosy. In fact, he had it pretty rough for a while, but you find out why early on. It's a memoir but it's also a series of essays. And it's funny and it's charming.
And, since I hadn't mentioned it yet, Rob Sheffield, the author, is an editor for Rolling Stone. Which I suppose makes some sense all things considered.
The number one thing about this book, though, was that it made me want to tell other people to read it. So I am.
(post script: I realize the grammar in this post is nothing to write home about but, since this is a *journal* I prefer to write as I speak, which includes pauses in all the wrong spots. Most people won't care about this but I do and I hate to leave this unsaid.)