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~ (Author) "These are the two cross-country driving scenarios I have pictured: One: My best girlfriends and I drive through random states and pick up crappy souvenirs..." (more)
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As a writer for NPR's Car Talk, first-timer Franklin seems particularly qualified to pen a rollicking road-trip novel but a smooth ride requires more than just a basic familiarity with mechanics. Fresh out of grad school, Laney can't wait for a cross-country drive to a new job in her hometown of Boston. To Laney's horror, however, her mother in for a visit and in remission from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma decides to come along. The narrative moves unswervingly forward, toward home and a friendship between mother and daughter. From Carmel, Calif., through Tulsa, Okla., to Graceland and home, Laney and Annie grow closer. Readers learn about Laney as she chats in the car, filling her mother in on all she missed while she was ill and reminiscing about summer camp and old best friends. These flashbacks depend on a heavy-handed and not entirely effective gimmick: each recollection is sparked by a mix tape. Laundry lists of chart-toppers, cult hits and novelty songs spanning the cassette era "Dancing on the Ceiling," "Burning Down the House," "Blister in the Sun" are offered as road signs to Laney's feelings. Said signs may be indecipherable to all but the most reverent fan of 1980s music, however, and the string of titles fails to tie Franklin's scattered anecdotes together. The book's romantic element, telescoped into a few final chapters, turns on a long-lost mix and a happy coincidence. It's wildly unlikely, but so heavily foreshadowed that readers won't put up much resistance.
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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Downtown Press (September 30, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743469836
ISBN-13: 978-0743469838
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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These are the two cross-country driving scenarios I have pictured: One: My best girlfriends and I drive through random states and pick up crappy souvenirs from each place-pens that undress women when you turn them upside down, glass balls filled with snow that flutters over some landmark, shot glasses from saloons called things like the Dirt Cowboy. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Mix Tape in Print, June 27, 2005

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Laney gets a new job after graduate school and plans on driving cross-country by herself, listening to her old mix tapes and enjoying the solitude. Her mother surprises Laney by asking if she can along for the ride. Her lymphoma caused her to miss out on a great deal of her daughter's life, and now in remission, she wants to reconnect with her eldest child. Every tape Laney plays has a story to tell, be it from summer camp or college, and each tape is filled with golden oldies, music from her childhood, and modern tunes as well. This book is a rare one - the gimmick is actually well-executed, making this story as good as it sounds. With realistic characters, fantastic flashbacks, and a great soundtrack, you are sure to laugh, cry and sing along with Laney as you read her Liner Notes.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Road-trip story with a twist!, October 24, 2003

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Liner Notes is an engaging road-trip story with a twist. Instead of a group of friends or two lovers, it's Laney and her mother, working through their mottled pasts as they drive across the country. They delve into family relationships, the mother's illness, and Laney's failed romances, all memories sparked by intriguing mixed tapes, the soundtrack to Laney's life. Some of the most gorgeous scenes are the tender renditions of the mother's long fight with cancer and the shadow this illness cast on Laney's young adult years. A great read for mothers and daughters or anyone who loves the kind of music found on cassette tapes under the seat of a well-worn car.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Music and memories, January 16, 2004

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I stumbled onto this book at an airport and it kept me captivated throughout my cross-country flight. Following Laney and her mother as Laney explained herself via her old tapes, I felt I knew her. Or maybe it's just an easily-relatable book. In any case, Liner Notes is the kind of book you'll and and then buy for your best friend.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind
Have you ever known someone whose life seems so wonderful that you can't help wishing something really bad would happen to them? That's what "Liner Notes" is. Read more

Published on October 21, 2005 by BJ Fraser

5.0 out of 5 stars A Movie Waiting to Happen
This book is so visual, so immediate. Laney and her mother are an example of the modern mother-daughter pairing - they want to be close but years of distance and illness have... Read more

Published on April 1, 2005 by Martha B.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book about mother daughter relationships
I'm pretty sure one reason I really loved this book is because of the main character, Laney...I swear she could be me or one of my high school or college friends. Read more

Published on May 18, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED IT!
I came across this book in my local indie store and was immediatly drawn in. The writing is fluid and funny, the story insteresting, and Laney (the main character) is someone I'd... Read more

Published on May 8, 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars I'm amazed that anyone liked this book
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Published on May 3, 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars Great premise, but total disappointment
I picked this up thinking it would be a gender-switched US version of Nick Hornby's wonderful _High Fidelity_, but no such luck. Read more

Published on April 29, 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but could have been better
This book is based on a great premise -- a road trip with your mom listening to old "mixes" and remembering the stories that went with them. Read more

Published on March 30, 2004 by Colette D. Kimball

1.0 out of 5 stars I didn't get any of the relationships
OK, the potential of this book was huge. A cross country trip by a daughter with her cancer survivor mother. Read more

Published on November 15, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars i'm going to read it again. my husband works in the area.
Emily Franklin has written a brilliant first novel. From the first line the reader hops in, fastens the seatbelt, and prepares to go along for the ride -- forward and reverse, and... Read more

Published on October 26, 2003 by plumpie

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!
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