emilywemily6's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Abortion, and Sexual content
Minor: Gaslighting
lisaandthebooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I also really liked the song lyrics. I listend the the Album right after finishing the book and I like the songs, I was just a bit disappointed about how much the lyrics were changed. I need to go watch the series now.
Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
starsfall's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Rape
kotashomelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Alcohol, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Abortion and Sexual assault
melbelle2025's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Drug abuse
Minor: Sexual assault
enchantedelfie's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Death of parent, Car accident, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
charliecares's review
- 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
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Sexual assault
amber_lyn's review against another edition
4.5
The way the story is written through interview snippets was interesting, everyone looking back, the people that were interviewed as well as how stories differed.
Everyone felt like people, it all felt real.
I did get confused on who some people were and then remembering who they were.
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Minor: Sexual assault
shaylee_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Plot:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Writing:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Overall:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Sadness:💧💧💧/5
Romance:❤️❤️❤️❤️/5
Diversity: Black SC, Gay SC
Content Warnings: Cheating, Drug Abuse, Addiction, Parental Neglect, Unplanned Pregnancy, Death.
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reed tells the story of one of the biggest bands in the 1970’s. Daisy Jones & The Six played to sold out crowds from coast to coast up until July 12 ,1979 when the band split leaving their fans shocked. Nobody knew why the band had come to an end until 40 years later when a documentary is released explaining everything.
I'm so upset with myself for not reading this book sooner because I absolutely devoured it. I loved the writing and I could not get enough of the story. I forgot multiple times that I was reading a book about a fake band and it honestly breaks my heart that Daisy Jones & The six arn’t real(I mean they kinda are a real band now sooo).
The characters where so 3 dimensional, I went from loving to hate to loving them over and over again. They where all so complex and they all really showed how messy love and life is.
By the way my favorite characters are Graham and Karen, who also happen to be my favorite couple as well, and no before you ask I'm still not over how they ended.
The only reason I'm giving this book only 4 stars is because I did feel like it was a little to long and I got a little bored at moments.
Overall, I very much enjoyed this book and I've already started another book by Taylor Jenkins Reed.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abortion
Minor: Sexual assault
renegadegrocerycart's review
- 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
2.5
Unfortunately, it suffers from the Taylor Jenkins Reid signature issues of cheap plot twists and poor writing of women of color. The reveal of the interviewer being Julia wasn’t particularly interesting, and Camila and Simone existing basically to serve Billy and Daisy’s needs and tell their stories was disappointing, considering they’re the only women of color in the book.
That said, Daisy and Karen are interesting, and I connected with Karen’s parts. There was a lot of thought there to make her distinct and to depict a woman who doesn’t want kids and knows that.
Overall, the show is an example of how some writers are best when tempered by other contributors. The changes to the show, not least the addition of Bernie and Camila’s role as photographer/early manager, make this a much stronger story. Reading it after watching the show made it feel underbaked.
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Sexual assault
Addiction and infidelity are major themes in this book, discussed specifically and at length. There is a non-graphic abortion scene and discussion of the emotional fallout between a couple. There is an allusion to sexual assault/sexual coercion at the very beginning, but it isn’t explicit.