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Daisy Jones & The Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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claire_fitzgibbon13's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

If i could give this more than 5 stars I would. So nuanced and such good themes. The ending broke me but i liked the idea of a happy ending not being guaranteed and our decisions are what really shape the future. I’m so conflicted over whether Billy should’ve been with camilla or daisy but camilla was good for him and they loved each other but daisy and him were so passionate and they loved each other. Every character has a certain level of depth which i loved and i love daisy and billy so much.

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lauriebee23's review

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challenging emotional funny medium-paced

4.5

I read this after reading Evelyn Hugo last year and I adored this book almost as much. It deals with some complex themes and it has really rich character arcs. I didn’t think I would enjoy the fake biography style but it made the storytelling really rich and interesting and it felt real.

My only gripe was i don’t like ambiguous endings so i would have liked a bit more of an air of resolution and finality BUT i understand the writing choice of leaving it as it was left.

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symma's review

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emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

One of my favorite books of all time! Every single character is captivating in a way you can’t get enough of.

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arieloley's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

I wasn’t expecting this book to grip me in the way that it did. While the documentary form was originally jarring and I was worried about getting distracted by it, it soon became easy to follow. The author did a great job of giving every character - and there are many - their own unique voice and maintaining them.

The description of love and faith in this book is unlike one that I’ve encountered before. At one point, a character says a phrase similar to, “you have to have faith before it’s earned, or it isn’t faith.” and that one phrase had a significant and deep impact on me.

I originally wanted to rate the book a 3.5. The last 40-50 pages bumped it up to a 4 - there’s a twist that I genuinely didn’t expect, but it added a layer of vulnerability that I didn’t even know was missing. However, after the emotions wore off, I jumped back down to a 3.75 for a few reasons. The

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death of Teddy

felt rushed and I felt he deserved a bit more time and justice. Also, there are nuances about addiction that just weren’t captured, which I recognize is difficult if you don’t have personal experience - and it’s only an assumption that the author does
not, but it does seem like it. As well, I feel that this book, in the end, still ended up being about a girl who loved a guy and it didn’t work out. While it was definitely more nuanced than that, it feels like the book tried the whole time to not be that, but it turned out to be that kind of story the whole time. It wasn’t a bad thing, per se, but it did feel like a bit of a cop out.

Overall, however, very real and emotional and honest and vulnerable. Would definitely reread.

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storieswithbee's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad 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

4.0

Genre: Adult Contemporary Fiction

Age range: 15+

Trope: Celebrity

Overall: 4/5

Content warning: *Abortion, Depictions of Mental Illness (Addiction, Anxiety, Depression), Cheating, Substance Abuse (Alcohol/Drugs), Eating Disorder, Unplanned Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Profanity, Sexual Themes, Self-harm, Parental Neglect*

I listened to this book in an audio format, and I highly recommend that everyone does this.

Taylor Jenkins Reid's 'Daisy Jones & The Six' and 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' are extremely reminiscent of one another. If you liked one, then I can almost guarantee you'll like the other.

Reading this book for the first time - not having read the blurb - and heading into this story blind, I was thrown off guard that we were delving into the life and the backstory of a singer and a rock and roll band from the seventies. We were introduced to so many characters very early on that played so many integral parts. And that came across as a little confronting, but that evoked confusion is deliberate.

This book is written in a documentary-style format that takes you across the span of years with Daisy Jones and the band known as The Six. It features their rise to fame, their challenges across that time, and their eventual split.

The characters were so well fleshed out already, and that was all the more satisfying with how well this book was narrated. Listening to how each character talked, the emotions in their voices, the pauses, the breathiness, and the laughter, gave the reader/listener this whole new depth in how they could submerge themselves into the story. I genuinely felt as if I was watching a proper interview with the characters, just without viewing it in front of me. I found it so incredibly fascinating.

The main themes behind the book were thought-provoking, but also really genuine in their mundaneness. All the characters' struggles were real-life struggles. All the conflicts were valid to the main storyline, but they were also complimentary to the time, and to the characters themselves. Nothing felt out of place or too extreme, or too far-fetched.

All in all, I think this book was a phenomenal read. However, for me, I found that I was comparing this book back to Evelyn Hugo a lot more than I wanted to. I loved that damn book, and because I loved that book, this one paled slightly in comparison. I think it will depend on what you read first. Should that turn you off this book? Absolutely not. Daisy Jones and The Six will be characters that I never let go of.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book, and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

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rileyblancett's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective fast-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

3.25

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kaitlynreadseverything's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I wanted to love this book as much as I loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. It was good! It was well written, well thought out, and executed in a way that was like pieces of a puzzle falling into place. I love those elements.

I think it lacked some sparkle. I didn't connect with any of the characters the way I hoped I would. That may just be me. But regardless, this is an excellent read. Its narrative is dark and tumultuous, and I loved that as well. This story told any other way may not have had the same impact. The changes in the way characters remembered certain events and the twist near the end were impeccably detailed. I would strongly recommend this book.

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