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Cassette From My Ex: Stories And Soundtracks Of Lost Loves (2009)

by Jason Bitner(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0312565526 (ISBN13: 9780312565527)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

review 1: Great concept and format. The highlights of this book are the mixtape track listings themselves, along with the photos and scans of the notes that went along with them. The vignettes weren't particularly well-written, unfortunately; I would have liked to see more authors and musicians with whom I was familiar, and all of the narratives were heteronormative, as far as I could see. (I also skipped the stories towards the end and just read the mixtape listings). Apparently I'd better reconsider before I put another Velvet Underground song on a mixtape cuz it's all been done before ;)
review 2: I fell in love with this book the instant I picked it up. I had been sitting in Shakespeare & Co. for hours, leafing through cover after cover, searching for an epic book to... more take home with me from this most wonderful of bookstores. I knew this was it before I'd finished the first page.I started making cassette recordings as a kid in the '90s, with my siblings and a couple friends. I didn't know then that it would turn into a lifelong obsession with creating and giving mix tapes. The tapes have turned into CDs, but with the use of a sharpie, they become equally effective canvases for the musical gems stored within.These gifts are a very personal reflection of my feelings for the recipient, and often times speak louder than letters of condolence, affection, or positivity. They create an immortal feeling of connection.That is why I immediately connected with this book. It captured the very essence of the transcendental medium of the mix tape. The nostalgia of childhood summers, the raw yearnings of first loves, and the bittersweet reflections of broken romances. less

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