Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

176 reviews

abi_g_mac's review

emotional reflective 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

4.0

It took a while to get into the style of this book but once I did I enjoyed it. Although a traditional format would have been more gripping and fast paced I think it ultimately would have been more forgettable. I appreciate what the author was trying to do with the format, it was effective and something I've not seen before in a work of fiction.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse

brogancha's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

emmie2468's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

quinn24's review against another edition

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

4.0

formatted like a documentary, Daisy Jones & The Six follows this band through their rise to stardom and subsequent break up. The characters are incredibly realistic and their emotions and behaviours are very real, all of them are unreliable narrators so it’s funny when you read something from one person and then it’s told differently from another. I don’t have any personals experience with addiction but i think that topic was handled with tact. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Cursing, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Death, Blood, and Chronic illness

madisone's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-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

If I could recommend one thing for this book, it's to read it as an audiobook. You will not get the full grasp of everything without it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Abortion and Domestic abuse

therebeckening's review against another edition

emotional inspiring slow-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

3.5

I found the narrative not centring Daisy towards the end a lil disappointing but the perspective of a young artist beautiful.

Spoiler

the twist at the end made it feel like the plot of how I met your mother like this guy was a jerk why do we care again? But at the same time it brought tears to my eyes and made me want to reread it so unconvlusive feelings< /spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

ssigman's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion

dmwpg's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.25

Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne are very fun rock star protagonists to spend some time with. They are difficult, addicts, and they deeply care about the music when inspiration strikes. It’s impressive that Jankins Reid can put you in their shoes when they are the biggest rock stars in the world and help you understand that very particular thrill. I didn’t really need the meta element at the end of the book and I forgot that the plot was supposed to be centered around the breakup of the band for most of it. I got used to the interview style of the book quicker than I thought I would, and it was an interesting way to achieve multiple first person past tense perspectives for the duration of the novel

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Addiction

Minor: Domestic abuse

rainajones's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

karirae7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Abortion, Death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship