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* Emotional Rescue: Essays on Love, Loss, and Life--With a Soundtrack À PDF Download by ^ Ben Greenman eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Emotional Rescue: Essays on Love, Loss, and Life--With a Soundtrack What songs have made up your life’s soundtrack? Which have captured your every mood and deepest sentiments? Pop music, like no other form of entertainment or art, is capable of articulating our feelings, desires, joy, and pain. Greenman’s wit, insight, and honesty are as sweet and satisfying as the hits (and the deep cuts) at the center of each essay.. In a few soul-grabbing minutes, artists from every genre—from Little Richard to Lou Reed, Willie Nelson to Wu-Tang Clan,
| Title | : | Emotional Rescue: Essays on Love, Loss, and Life--With a Soundtrack |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.19 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1503934977 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
Irene said Music meets memoir. As a listener of all types of music, I was initially excited about this non-fiction essays centered around music and life's great emotions. Sadly Greenman's Emotional Rescue falls short of expectations--by sprinkling both personal events and song lyrics into one book, he fails to delve into either deeply.The book itself covers Music meets memoir As a listener of all types of music, I was initially excited about this non-fiction essays centered around music and life's great emotions. Sadly Greenman's Emotional Rescue falls short of expectations--by sprinkling both personal events and song lyrics into one book, he fails to delve into either deeply.The book itself covers 32 essays over 200 pages. Each essay introduces 2-5 songs initially while the narrator describes a pithy theme (e.g. Fear/Bravery) with song lyrics to encapsulate the most poignant moment. Admittedly the range of songs is impressive, and the author’s love for music shines clear.. "Music meets memoir" according to Irene. As a listener of all types of music, I was initially excited about this non-fiction essays centered around music and life's great emotions. Sadly Greenman's Emotional Rescue falls short of expectations--by sprinkling both personal events and song lyrics into one book, he fails to delve into either deeply.The book itself covers Music meets memoir As a listener of all types of music, I was initially excited about this non-fiction essays centered around music and life's great emotions. Sadly Greenman's Emotional Rescue falls short of expectations--by sprinkling both personal events and song lyrics into one book, he fails to delve into either deeply.The book itself covers 32 essays over 200 pages. Each essay introduces 2-5 songs initially while the narrator describes a pithy theme (e.g. Fear/Bravery) with song lyrics to encapsulate the most poignant moment. Admittedly the range of songs is impressive, and the author’s love for music shines clear.. 2 essays over 200 pages. Each essay introduces 2-5 songs initially while the narrator describes a pithy theme (e.g. Fear/Bravery) with song lyrics to encapsulate the most poignant moment. Admittedly the range of songs is impressive, and the author’s love for music shines clear.. essays over "Music meets memoir" according to Irene. As a listener of all types of music, I was initially excited about this non-fiction essays centered around music and life's great emotions. Sadly Greenman's Emotional Rescue falls short of expectations--by sprinkling both personal events and song lyrics into one book, he fails to delve into either deeply.The book itself covers Music meets memoir As a listener of all types of music, I was initially excited about this non-fiction essays centered around music and life's great emotions. Sadly Greenman's Emotional Rescue falls short of expectations--by sprinkling both personal events and song lyrics into one book, he fails to delve into either deeply.The book itself covers 32 essays over 200 pages. Each essay introduces 2-5 songs initially while the narrator describes a pithy theme (e.g. Fear/Bravery) with song lyrics to encapsulate the most poignant moment. Admittedly the range of songs is impressive, and the author’s love for music shines clear.. 2 essays over 200 pages. Each essay introduces 2-5 songs initially while the narrator describes a pithy theme (e.g. Fear/Bravery) with song lyrics to encapsulate the most poignant moment. Admittedly the range of songs is impressive, and the author’s love for music shines clear.. 00 pages. Each essay introduces "Music meets memoir" according to Irene. As a listener of all types of music, I was initially excited about this non-fiction essays centered around music and life's great emotions. Sadly Greenman's Emotional Rescue falls short of expectations--by sprinkling both personal events and song lyrics into one book, he fails to delve into either deeply.The book itself covers Music meets memoir As a listener of all types of music, I was initially excited about this non-fiction essays centered around music and life's great emotions. Sadly Greenman's Emotional Rescue falls short of expectations--by sprinkling both personal events and song lyrics into one book, he fails to delve into either deeply.The book itself covers 32 essays over 200 pages. Each essay introduces 2-5 songs initially while the narrator describes a pithy theme (e.g. Fear/Bravery) with song lyrics to encapsulate the most poignant moment. Admittedly the range of songs is impressive, and the author’s love for music shines clear.. 2 essays over 200 pages. Each essay introduces 2-5 songs initially while the narrator describes a pithy theme (e.g. Fear/Bravery) with song lyrics to encapsulate the most poignant moment. Admittedly the range of songs is impressive, and the author’s love for music shines clear.. -5 songs initially while the narrator describes a pithy theme (e.g. Fear/Bravery) with song lyrics to encapsulate the most poignant moment. Admittedly the range of songs is impressive, and the author’s love for music shines clear.. "Too precious" according to Dora L. Davison. I thought that I would receive something different from reading this book. Perhaps suggestions of music that the author had found helpful in dealing with love, loss, and life. The musical recommendations were wide reaching in both time and type of music. Many of the artists I was unfamiliar with (not the author's fault). However, I don't feel compelled to listen to any of the music by musicians that I am unfamiliar with based on this book.There were a couple of essays that resonated with me but overall I can't say that I would recommend this book to friends.. Cat L. said Mr. Big Stuff. There were moments of light in the book which gave me hope to keep reading on but the words became sludge and just wore me down with music trivia and not-so-fun facts that just eventually wore me out. The author loves music, that much is clear, and he has had some interesting views on life through the eyes (lyrics) of music. But his attempt to combine the two seemed at times like he went to his diary and wrote from the heart and just threw musical references in to try to solidify his emotions. The essays and memories were at times so shallow that the heavy and emotional lyrics he tied to them sunk them like
Music is the kind of thing that should be felt, discussed, and digested, and Ben Greenman does that here—all the while making the case that pop music (all kinds of it, from hip-hop to country, from power-pop to blues) teaches us everything we know about human relationships. It is audio therapy for the soul.” —Literary Hub“If you want to read a book about music that’s as pleasurable and personal as music itself, pick up Emotional Rescue.” —The Huffington Post“PoignantEmotional Rescue shows Greenman understands the power of music all too well.” —Newsday
Ben Greenman is a contributing writer to the New Yorker and the author of eight books of fiction. His most recent novel is The Slippage, and his latest collection of short stories is What He’s Poised to Do. He has collaborated with Questlove on the New York Times bestselling hip-hop memoir Mo’ Meta Blues and on Something to Food About, which explores the intersection of creativity and eating, and he also cowrote George Clinton’s memoir
What songs have made up your life’s soundtrack? Which have captured your every mood and deepest sentiments? Pop music, like no other form of entertainment or art, is capable of articulating our feelings, desires, joy, and pain. Greenman’s wit, insight, and honesty are as sweet and satisfying as the hits (and the deep cuts) at the center of each essay.. In a few soul-grabbing minutes, artists from every genre—from Little Richard to Lou Reed, Willie Nelson to Wu-Tang Clan, Sly and the Family Stone to the Rolling Stones—can help us understand our place in our own lives.This collection of short, sharp essays by New York Times bestselling author Ben Greenman (Mo’ Meta Blues), organized around a thematic playlist of songs, serves as a reminder of the lyrical power of songwriting and the sonic ability of pop to capture the human experience
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