Love Is a Mix Tape

by Rob Sheffield

A love story for the '90's. Rob was a shy Irish music geek when he fell head over heels in love with a wild punk rock chick from West Virginia named Renee. Bonded by their love of music and making mix tapes, they were blissfully happy until Renee died suddenly and Rob was left devastated and alone, a widower at age 31. Sheffield is a writer for Rolling Stone and he uses his favorite songs to transport the reader back to a decade when Zima was the cool new drink, Kurt Cobain ruled MTV and alternative music went mainstream. This was a good book about the joy of falling in love and the pain of learning to live again after you lose that love. ***