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Sto caricando le informazioni... Liner Notesdi Emily Franklin
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Kind of a memoir-as-novel, built around a cross-country road trip in which a mother and adult daughter redefine their relationship via a collection of mix tapes defining different periods in the daughter’s life. It’s an interesting device, but an ultimately limiting one, as the symbolism of the various tapes will be unclear to anyone not familiar with the artists and titles. There’s a rich portrait of the evolution of a family here, but Franklin loses points for a predictable, even sappy, ending. ( ) Laney and her mother drive from the west coast to the east while listening to mix tapes. Each one holds a special set of memories and after years of distance, caused by her mother's illness, Laney finally opens up about her life and loves during that missed decade. Mixed tapes may be a thing of the past, but I loved the Side A and B that started each new section. The book feels episodic since we are viewing small chunks of her life at a time, but it all ties together with her friendships and relationships. A perfect book to read during a road trip. It certainly got me thinking about the songs that are tied to specific moments in my life. Blur's "Tender" reminds me of the first year my husband and I were dating, "Sweet Baby James" instantly transports me to a James Taylor concert with my Dad, The Beatles "Fool on a Hill" and KT Tunstall's "Through the Dark" for my semester in London. I'm singing the lyrics of Salt-N-Pepa's "Shoop" while standing in line for a haunted house with friends. Amy Winehouse belts "Back to Black" from my car stereo during my first year as a reporter at a daily newspaper. Counting Crows "Round Here" and Elliott Smith's "Between the Bars" are on a loop from my senior year in high school. Other songs take me back to trips I've taken, like Sophie B. Hawkins' "As I Lay Me Down" (a jr. high trip to Florida) or Jump Little Children's "Cathedrals" (Europe wanderings). Each memory is a vivid reminder of the power music has in our lives. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Side A: Laney's Going Solo Laney has just finished graduate school in California and sees her cross-country drive as the perfect chance to reflect on the past before facing her future back East. With 3,000 miles ahead of her and a box of mix tapes as her only companion, she envisions a trip spent reminiscing; whether it's her first camp kisses, high school parties and crushes, or college loves and losses, Laney's most treasured memories -- good and bad -- are all just a song away. Side B: A Change of Tune Laney's mother, in town for graduation, thinks a mother-daughter road trip sounds like much more fun than going it alone -- and Laney can hardly refuse. Soon, she's giving her mother a crash course not only in pop music of the '70s and '80s but also in her own life...for somehow Mom doesn't know her daughter as well as she'd like to. Together, as America whizzes by, Laney and her mother are turning up the volume of their relationship...and learning that there's nothing more revealing than the soundtrack of our lives. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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