Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

223 reviews

cristalsbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

avazee's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Alcohol

gisreading's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I can’t even write a coherent review of this book right after finishing it because it frustrated me so much. All I know is that I hated every everyone, and the book itself, by the time I got to the last page. 

Also, finding out Julia was the one conducting all of this wasn’t a surprise or a twist. I didn’t feel the shock of it because I was so numb by the stupidity of the characters. Just an extra note scribbled in the last few pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Mental illness

jordangilbert's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

TJR can definitely write a book. There was so much I enjoyed about this book; the writing was incredible and it held my interest the entire time. But, it didn't give me that 5 star feeling and I think that's down to the themes not being for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

jennifermreads's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Finally moved this from my TBR to my “Read-It” shelf! And WOW! I loved the podcast-documentary format of this novel. Taylor Jenkins Reid weaves magic with her words: I truly felt like this was a book of nonfiction, a story about a real band and their journey. Every character pops off the page. And, with a full-cast narration including Jennifer Beals, Judy Greer, Benjamin Bratt, and Julia Whelan, the audiobook was a dynamic way to experience the story. I find myself extra eager to now watch the TV adaptation! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abortion

mrnicholas's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

letters_from_gabriella's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

elspethmigliore's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

i’m in awe of what i just read. i only wish the ending could have been elongated and it all didn’t happen so quickly. everything else was incredible and so emotional. 

definitely reread material ✅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Alcohol

jacklynp's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

snipinfool's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I read this book because it was a DNF from a couple of years ago and I needed to try a DNF again for a book challenge. The first time, I listened to the audiobook version. This time, I read the e-book. If this had not been a challenge I wanted to complete, I would have DNFed it again. I still do not understand the high ratings on this book. Only two of the characters were likable to me. Warren was ok, but he was so overshadowed by the others that he might as well not have been in the book. Simone was a wonderful friend to Daisy and one I wished she had listened to sooner. Unfortunately, Simone’s character only makes brief appearances because she was not part of the band’s story. I wanted to feel something for Daisy because her childhood was so terrible, but as she got older, I was just bored with her character. She was one note, just a hot mess most of the time. Billy was an egotistical musical talent who pushed everyone around to get his way. Right now, I am past my limit of self-centered men who push people around. The rest of the band blended into the background unless they had some crisis and once resolved, returned to the shadows. I thought maybe the audiobook was the reason I DNFed this the first time, but it was not. Reading 369ish pages of almost straight interview style writing was fatiguing and boring for me. I love memoirs, fictional or not, but why was this the chosen writing style? I made it through to the end, but I wish I had spent the time reading something else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abortion and Injury/Injury detail