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Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

111 reviews

abiyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

I wasn’t initially sold on this concept, but I was hooked on this book from « End of fucking story. » at the end of the first chapter. The structure is very cool and the multiple narrators played off each other in a way that drove the conflict in present-day even though they were telling 40 year-old stories. I also really liked how the book was rooted in the song lyrics and found myself very much wanting to hear the actual songs.

I think one of my favorite things though was the reveal of the author at the end. I read that part and immediately wanted to start the book over again to examine how their bias could have impacted the storytelling. It made me question my own memory of the story and my affinities for certain characters over others.

Although they weren’t the « narrator »,

they had a heavy hand in shaping the story in a way I don’t think I recognized until then. It added a whole new level of artfully constructed depth to the exploration of memory and storytelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Vomit

katy_bee's review against another edition

slow-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

3.0

This was only ok by the end, although I was pulled along by bits if it early on.

The "twist" fell flat for me, it didn't really add anything and it jarred a bit in retrospect when you re-read the early chapters.

The device of everyone bring a slightly unreliable narrator, because memory doesn't hold true after decades was near to start with but felt a bit laboured by then end. I also found the very qu ck suggestion of short quotes became a bit unrealistic and repetitive. I would have been interested to see some longer sections or have the narrator acknowledge that assembling dialogue that way is quite artificial

I was also disappointed in the way it seemed to wrap up as - an unusual - love story. Most of the way through it actually felt like it was a story of addiction and people's lives falling apart. I wanted to hear more from Daisy in the "where are they now?" chapter to see her come out the other side.

That's all the negatives... It definitely was interesting to hear more about that world of rock and fame in 60s & 70s and the characters felt nuanced. I liked the portrayal of women and particularly Karen dealing with being an object of affection but not wanting to be defined by that. I think that's still quite rare in fiction, to have a sympathetic portrayal of a woman who doesn't love a man back. I also liked Camilla and Daisy's respect for each other.

Camilla and Billy's relationship also felt like an honest portrayal of the sacr fices and compromised it takes to make a marriage work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Terminal illness

xosirenox's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Terminal illness, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

violentpeach's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, and Pregnancy

taelorfiller's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Vomit

rae_isreading's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I put n/a because Reid does a wonderful job of making you love to hate billy & daisy who are the main focus while you truly care for the 'side' characters!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Vomit

Moderate: Violence

passionatereader78's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I enjoyed this ride down memory lane with Daisy Jones and the Six! This book is beautifully written with the different point of views. I loved the way the author took us on the emotional ride of a music group. It felt like I was watching an interview with a popular group and they were recollecting on their rise to fame. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. I hope the miniseries is as good as the book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Abortion, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, and Pregnancy

anewton's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

A beautifully emotional read, with complex, flawed characters that are somehow superbly relatable and realistic. Lighthearted and yet deep and challenging, an engaging, fun read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexism, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion

klimatyczny_bluszcz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

wow, that was a piece of a great book. nuanced, well-written, fun to read. 

i loved, once again, the way Reid creates female characters - complex, complicated, powerfull, unapologetic, full of rage and with a big heart at the same time. 

the dynamic between the characters was just *chef's kiss*. 

glad for the author to make such good choices within the plot - which were apparently much better for the book itself, rather than to please the readers. it made the story have many more layers and depth you can explore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexism and Abortion

Minor: Vomit

maggiemaryamos's review against another edition

dark lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol