maeenads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
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
4.75
4.75/5
I was surprised to find myself liking the interview style structure of the book, since I’m normally drawn to the conventional paragraph style/ chunky descriptions. But I believe this made it easy to read the book and go with flow; I felt as if I was reading an extended column in a magazine or watching a TV interview.
I find TJR’s writing style very easy to read; the oral history format of this novel was such a crucial point to flesh out the events that occurred. It was clearly shown through narration that sometimes the stories didn’t line up with how one remembered it; there would be a clash or a contradiction, and I think you can understand and get to know the characters the way they laid out their parts and confessions.
As for the characters; I found them deeply flawed, terrible and selfish at times, but also loveable in their own ways. I had such complicated feelings towards Daisy and billy that I couldn’t figure out if i loved them or loathed them (I did both throughout various moments in the book).
Overall, this was fun. Camilla dunne and Karen Sirko, you’ll always be my favourite girls <333
I was surprised to find myself liking the interview style structure of the book, since I’m normally drawn to the conventional paragraph style/ chunky descriptions. But I believe this made it easy to read the book and go with flow; I felt as if I was reading an extended column in a magazine or watching a TV interview.
I find TJR’s writing style very easy to read; the oral history format of this novel was such a crucial point to flesh out the events that occurred. It was clearly shown through narration that sometimes the stories didn’t line up with how one remembered it; there would be a clash or a contradiction, and I think you can understand and get to know the characters the way they laid out their parts and confessions.
As for the characters; I found them deeply flawed, terrible and selfish at times, but also loveable in their own ways. I had such complicated feelings towards Daisy and billy that I couldn’t figure out if i loved them or loathed them (I did both throughout various moments in the book).
Overall, this was fun. Camilla dunne and Karen Sirko, you’ll always be my favourite girls <333
redflyingbook's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i ate this up in less than 24 hours, it truly is an easy read in the best way. this was my first taylor jenkins reid novel and honestly, now i get what an
all the fuss is about, because that woman really knows how to tell a story in an incredibly engaging way, build characters up to be truly interesting and nuanced people. it felt like a very thrilling movie at all times & the climax towards the end --- a real pageturner. kudos.
all the fuss is about, because that woman really knows how to tell a story in an incredibly engaging way, build characters up to be truly interesting and nuanced people. it felt like a very thrilling movie at all times & the climax towards the end --- a real pageturner. kudos.
ophelia_lilly's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
conniee_rae's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
magdaleea's review against another edition
4.0
God damn it, I love the writing style of Taylor Jenkins Reid's books. I found myself reading them surprisingly fast. I think that one of the main reasons why I like her books so much, is becouse they make my feel nostalgic - and I just adore feeling like that about different stories.
meganllouisee's review against another edition
5.0
This book made me feel every emotion under the sun. So uniquely and beautifully told whilst also being set in the golden age of rock and roll. This one will be sticking with me. If you haven’t read this yet, what are you doing?
juledormels's review against another edition
5.0
“Daisy Jones & The Six” is my favorite Taylor Jenkins Reid until now (yes, I’ve read Evelyn Hugo). This is one of the few books for which you should definitely choose the audiobook version over the printed version because the different speakers add so much to the story. I know that I wouldn’t have enjoyed it as much if I read the book because I would’ve been annoyed by the perspective changing after every few sentences and I would’ve lost track of who is who which didn’t happen with the audiobook because I got used to the different speakers very quickly.
Taylor Jenkins Reid is very talented in writing novels in interview form without making it feel like the protagonists are just answering questions. I adored almost every character, especially because they were all flawed in their own way and I was able to identify with most of them at one point or another because they were all very raw and honest. It felt like I was sitting in the same room with Daisy and Billy when they were writing songs and I’m a little sad that I can’t actually listen to the fictional songs lol
I loved how every female character in the novel was very carefully put together and how I organically got to know more and more nuances of their personalities throughout the plot — that doesn’t happen very often when there are several female protagonists, especially because the focus wasn’t set on one specific character.
Taylor Jenkins Reid is very talented in writing novels in interview form without making it feel like the protagonists are just answering questions. I adored almost every character, especially because they were all flawed in their own way and I was able to identify with most of them at one point or another because they were all very raw and honest. It felt like I was sitting in the same room with Daisy and Billy when they were writing songs and I’m a little sad that I can’t actually listen to the fictional songs lol
I loved how every female character in the novel was very carefully put together and how I organically got to know more and more nuances of their personalities throughout the plot — that doesn’t happen very often when there are several female protagonists, especially because the focus wasn’t set on one specific character.