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Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent | Anthony Rapp

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Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent | Anthony Rapp

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I loved the first half of this book. Anyone who is a fan of RENT would enjoy reading about the birth of the musical. I could‘ve done without the author‘s first sexual experiences in the middle, but I could certainly identify with some of the grief he experienced when he lost his mother. All-in-all I‘d only recommend it if you are a big fan of RENT.

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MatchlessMarie

Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent | Anthony Rapp

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#DashingDecember wrap up. How like me to read exactly one book off of my intended TBR and follow up with 6 other books 😆 So much easier to do audio with the holiday hustle and bustle than cozy up with my Kindle. Tagged book was very good but a very heavy read compared to what I‘ve been reading lately. 💔 #BookSpinBingo #WinterGames #TeamGameSleighers #Adventathon #WrapItUpReadathon 150 words for #WGWordSearch

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Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent | Anthony Rapp

Fun fact: my first ever purchase on a credit card was buying this book back in university.

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Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent | Anthony Rapp

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🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Straight up loved what is one of the most unflinching and honest memoirs of grief, loss, musical plays and relationships, I have ever read. I absolutely loved this book and read it in 3 sittings. It would have been one, but a Tom Hiddleston play intervened ... as did a sister.

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Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent | Anthony Rapp

#currentlyreading #eveningplans

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Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent | Anthony Rapp

I'm fast running out of room on my signed books shelves... 😟

Because I'm bored, you all are going to be subjected to some of the more memorable ones here.

VeganCleopatra I don't think I have even one signed book. 😆 It's just really not my thing, I've never cared. 🤷‍♀️ 5y

silentrequiem @VeganCleopatra I started young. 😂 And I have such memories attached to some of these. And for some, the author has since passed so they're extra special to me 5y

VeganCleopatra Haha I noticed! Shades of Gray was given to me growing up, not for a class, and I still haven't read it. 😆 5y

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silentrequiem @VeganCleopatra Haha. I had a well-meaning aunt who thought all I should read we're classics -- but not fantasy classics. I still haven't read some of the ones she foisted on me. 5y

VeganCleopatra @silentrequiem Better than the hideous sweaters and weird randomness I got from my extended family at least. 😬😆 But isn't it funny how we can remember who gave us books that we still haven't read decades ago? 5y

silentrequiem @VeganCleopatra Oh I got plenty of awful clothing too! 😂 5y

silentrequiem @VeganCleopatra I'm going to turn into that aunt... My goddaughter got a signed book at her first birthday from me. It's probably in a box somewhere at their house. And I got her and her sister signed copies of Phoebe and Her Unicorn books when I saw the author a few months back. I hope they grow up to be readers. 5y

VeganCleopatra Going to turn into that aunt or...already that aunt? 😉 5y

silentrequiem @VeganCleopatra Oh, I'm already that aunt. Haha! Since I moved across the country from them, I make no bones about the fact I'm bribing them with gifts to make them remember me. 5y

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LauraBeth

Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent | Anthony Rapp

I don‘t know how many times I saw RENT while I was living in NYC - but it was a lot. And I wasn‘t aware that Anthony Rapp had a memoir! 🙀 I started listening to this yesterday and now I can‘t stop. I love his descriptions of 1990s NYC because that will forever be “my” NYC ❤️. He also chronicles his mom‘s diagnosis with cancer. You definitely don‘t need to be a fan of RENT to be moved by this beautiful story. #seasonsoflove #musicalnewyear

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Bookish_AF Oh my gosh I remember when this came out! He came to my college to do a talk/book signing. It was so cool to meet him, it‘s the only book signing I‘ve ever gotten to attend. 5y

LauraBeth @whippoorwill815 wow! That‘s a pretty great book signing to attend! 5y

vivastory I don't read memoirs very often, but I will definitely be checking this out! 5y

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ErikaB He also released an album a few years ago called “Without You (A Musical Memoir)”. I haven‘t had a chance to buy the whole thing yet, but I did buy the first track, which happens to be “Losing My Religion” and I had been dying to hear his version since I found out it was his audition song all those years ago. 5y

Cinfhen I literally got goosebumps reading your description, Laura. I will be looking for this audio and I can‘t wait to hear his rendition of Losing My Religion @ErikaB 5y

ErikaB @Cinfhen There‘s also a live album called “Acoustically Speaking” performed with Adam Pascal from 2016 that‘s worth checking out, if you‘d like to hear his covers of “The Origin of Love” and “Falling Slowly”. I saw one of their concerts in 2012 and it was amazing, even if I was practically incoherent by the time I got to the signing line afterwards! (They were very sweet - I think they‘re used to somewhat emotional fans.) 5y

Cinfhen Ha, I‘m sure they are @ErikaB I think musicians really have a unique gift in their ability to reach us in such a haunting and personal way. I‘m blown away by that type of power they can produce from singing 🎶 5y

LauraBeth @ErikaB thanks - I found it on Apple Music and am now streaming it! 🙌 Have you read this memoir yet? The first chapter is titled Losing My Religion 💕 @Cinfhen this album is great so far! Although...big tears 😭 5y

Bookzombie This has been on my library wish list for a while. I‘m going to bump it up! 🙂 5y

ErikaB @LauraBeth I own the Kindle version (will have buy a hard copy if I‘m ever lucky enough to go to another concert/signing) but haven‘t read it yet. One of my general resolutions for this year is to stop saving things for “later” and actually use/read/enjoy them. Hopefully I‘ll get to it this year - I can think of at least two reading challenge prompts where this would work! 5y

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Made me cry! Such a beautiful tale of life and its losses.

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Kshakal

Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent | Anthony Rapp

I love all things Broadway and I love the show rent!!! I actually saw him as Mark Cohen in Rent!!! This book was a great look at his life!!! #memiormonday #readingresolutions @Jess7

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dariazeoli

Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent | Anthony Rapp

So Anthony Rapp friended me on Goodreads and now I want to listen to "La Vie Boheme."

I was lucky to see RENT a couple times when Anthony and Adam Pascal returned to the show on Broadway. I also saw him in concert and his book is wonderful.

?Dearly beloved, we gather here to say our goodbyes?

DebinHawaii That's cool. 👍📚 I didn't know he had a book. 7y

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bookishkai

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I was (and still am) a total Rent-head. Yes, this is a book about loss. It's a book about grief, and getting through. It's also a look inside the process of Rent, since Rapp was with the show from its early workshop performances. Riveting, moving, a must read for fans of the show.

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