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Daisy Jones & The Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

54 reviews

ptoridactyl30's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Sexism, Body shaming, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/injury detail, Vomit, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, and Eating disorder

sadgirlsaz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Vomit, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

trobinsonmorris's review against another edition

reflective sad 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

4.75

If possible, listen to the audio book!

Pros:
- Fun music 
- Fun clothes
- Amazon Series due soon
- Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

Cons:
- I just wish Eddie would shut up and quit complaining 

🎤💊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abortion, and Vomit

storieswithbee's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Misogyny, Addiction, Drug use, and Infidelity

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Vomit, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Abandonment, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Death of parent

nehanaomi's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

definitely grew on me the more I read, very excited to hear the songs in the tv series! 

Spoiler

the reveal of the author had me gagged! the rest of the book suddenly made so much sense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Vomit, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Death, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

readsbyrach's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death and Abortion

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Death of parent

crystxlxsxd's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

Minor: Vomit, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

lozzo_bozo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Abortion, Eating disorder, and Alcoholism

Minor: Vomit, War, and Violence

rosalind's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Minor: Death, Injury/injury detail, Eating disorder, Violence, Vomit, Domestic abuse, and Grief

elmewhy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-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

4.5

~~4.5 Stars~~ 5th September 2022

“My life isn’t about me honey, it’s about you”

I thought this story was a solid 3 for me; however, listening to the audiobook version was so good. The cast was amazing and acted each part beautifully, they fully set the tone and emotion for each memory. It made the whole format of the story come alive, and I truly recommend you listen to it. The ending was another reason it got bumped to a 4-star - and maybe even higher if I reread it.
I’m not going too detailed in this review, but this book was very emotional for me, especially towards the end.
The characters were lovable and deplorable in their own way, unapologetically themselves and as Billy would say, “that’s just rock and roll”.

Details
-Plot: medium-paced
-TW: Drug Usage, Addiction, Abortion, Alcoholism
-Ending Happy/Sad/Unfinished:

Spoiler

HappySad? I think from the beginning, you could tell that it wasn’t going to end happy, the harshness of reality kicked in. It wasn’t going to end like a field of daisies, but right at the end, we get a glimmer of hope for a Daisy and Billy connection. The final comments from each key character was a great way to end, I’m glad they’re happy or at least on their way to it. RIP Teddy <3

-Favourite Quotes:
“My life isn’t about me honey, it’s about you” - The love Billy has for his daughters and family is greater than anything. I’m not sure why this quote was the one to break me at the end, but it did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Abortion

Minor: Vomit