That world was all gone, and now I was a supplicant, dependent on the mercy of other people's psychic hearts. And this is also the lovesick, hopelessly romantic man who personally reached out to Rob Sheffield after reading his book Love Is A Mixtape, which he. Show more Genres MusicNonfictionMemoirBiographyRomanceBiography MemoirAutobiography. I found myself forced to let go of all sorts of independence I thought I had, independence I had spent years trying to cultivate. Mixing the skilful, tragic punch of Dave Eggers and the romantic honesty of Nick Hornby, LOVE IS A MIX TAPE is a story of lost love and the kick-you-in-the-gut energy of great pop music. How do you pretend you don't know about it, after you see it? How do you go back to acting like you don't need it? How do you even the score and walk off a free man? You can't. We are kind people in an unkind world, to paraphrase Wallace Stevens. Does anyone have Love is a Mixtape by Rob Sheffield Recent posts: Demon Dawn (The Resurrection Chronicles Book. We know the universe is out to burn us, and it gets us all the way it got Renee, but we don't burn each other, not always. We don't live in a kind or generous world, yet we are kind and generous. Accepting all that kindness, though, made me feel stupid.

If anything, it flattered my intelligence. It made me mad, but it didn't make me feel stupid. Love Is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield (ebook) Love Is a Mix Tape Life, Loss, and What I Listened To Rob Sheffield, Click to preview The happiest, saddest, sweetest book about rock ‘n’ roll that I’ve ever experienced.

I had no trouble comprehending why the phone company wanted to screw me over they just wanted to steal some money, it was nothing personal. Kindness is a scarier force than cruelty, that's for sure. “I was helpless in trying to return people's kindness, but also helpless to resist it.

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