false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255628275m/6356470.jpg 6356470 1 A bittersweet, darkly comic novel from a lyrical new voice, <i>Love Will Tear Us Apart</i> tells the story of six childhood friends reunited at a wedding where secrets are revealed, hearts are broken, and new meaning is given to the phrase “You can’t go home again.”<br><br>High school sweethearts Lea and Dan are getting married–and no one’s surprised. After all, they’re both perfect–so perfect that their “friends” can’t help but be reminded how screwed up they are in comparison. As an awkward night wears on, and getting wasted is the only way to make it through, a killer soundtrack–from Madonna to Nirvana, the Geto Boys to the Grateful Dead–takes us back to the first cracks in their friendships, their shaky transitions into adulthood, and the few moments of love and connection that have defined them through the years.<br><br>By turns a Nick Hornby–esque ode to the way music shapes our memories and an elegy to lost youth in the manner of Bret Easton Ellis, <i>Love Will Tear Us Apart</i> doesn’t aim to capture some supposed “voice of a new generation” but rather tells the story of a generation more comfortable with letting music speak on its behalf. 6543189 28 4 2009 Love Will Tear Us Apart: A Novel total:74|5:8|4:13|3:30|2:15|1:8| 74 220 169 22 1 1 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 03:56:40 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 06:36:38 -0700 2009
79 pages in I still don't know much about Lea, the one getting married, and so it...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 24 22:38:44 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 22:51:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 14:19:10 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 11:02:49 -0700 2009
I applaud the inventiveness of the book revolving around a wedding of two characters who never really speak for themselves but ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 20 17:46:19 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 17:52:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 11:44:45 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 11:49:05 -0700 2009
this is an excellent "coming-of-age"-type story plus there's the great idea of making the novel a "mix tape" of sorts with each chapter representing a different song from the 90s... the characters are fa...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 12:28:56 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 12:34:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 05:46:33 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 05:49:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 13:21:29 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 13:16:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 05 20:06:35 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 20:09:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 06:30:21 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 16:57:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 03 18:26:07 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 17:30:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 13 16:04:35 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 18:38:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 07:39:35 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 22:29:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 19:19:21 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 19:20:32 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 12:50:23 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 14:23:14 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon May 04 22:09:29 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 22:10:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 07:04:41 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 11:10:55 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat May 09 08:31:58 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 08:32:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 18 19:51:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 18:19:52 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Jun 24 16:29:08 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 16:01:28 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 16:29:08 -0700 2009 http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-1361-...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6356470