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Daisy Jones & The Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

199 reviews

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

arieloley's review

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

Spoiler

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death and Death of parent

mia_belanger's review

emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny, Abortion, and Death

chloevienna's review

emotional funny reflective sad 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

really enjoyed this! had virtually no clue what it was about but wanted to read it due to all the hype online. i’m glad i took a chance on it! it portrayed the nuances and complexities of human relationships and emotions so well. i loved and hated every decision the characters made, and when a book depicts imperfect people in a way that still has you rooting for them….let’s just say i’m a happy camper! super excited for the adaptation coming out soon!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, and Death

Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy

lizaxwin's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Taylor Jenkins Reid does it again. This book is another brilliant work of literature. I practically flew through it and 400 pages have never felt shorter before. The whole story is so captivating, all the different POVs and characters making it exciting all through. I didn’t get bored once. Every character had such a unique and deeply layered personality, even though none of their POVs lasted longer than one or two pages… fascinating. Also, the climax and all that tension leading up to it. I guess the one big question that keeps you going is “Will Daisy and Billy get together or not?”. And I love how it is being answered.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abortion and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent

bookish_bobbie's review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

maca_vr's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Grief, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Chronic illness

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

lucyyy36's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

I cried pretty hard 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Eating disorder

alegzac's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Grief