AUDIO BOOKS. love is a mixtape

a writer for 'rolling stone', rob sheffield shares his life through the music he loved. in each chapter he gives the name of a mixtape he made, lists the songs on it, then shares stories about it or about what was going on in his life at the time he listened to it. many of the stories are about having fun and hanging out, but most of them revolve around a girl named renee, his wife. he shares how they met, their relationship, marriage, and life with her. they were married five years when she had a heart problem that took her life. rob goes on to share how he tried to understand it and deal with life after renee. for a long time he hid behind his music, not wanting to participate in the real world any longer. he explains how things never get any easier after a loss, they just keep going. at the end he shares that he has been able to reenter the real world and lives his life as a memorial to renee, living as she would have wanted him to. he moves to a new city, finds new jobs, and eventually even finds a new wife. its a heartfelt tale of how to grow and love, all through the form of music.