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violet_pages'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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Eating disorder and Classism
jadeyfish's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Grief
Minor: Death and Abortion
reading_alien102's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
bibliophilola97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse
Minor: Sexual assault and Abortion
elspethmigliore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
definitely reread material ✅
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Alcohol
malima's review against another edition
- 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
Daisy Jones is a young woman to whom everything always came easy except for getting the attention of her parents. She gets into drugs and unhealthy relationships very early in her life, puts out an album that is popular, but not what she wanted, and finally finds the fame and creative freedom she's been yearning for when she sings a duet with The Six.
The Six are a rock band formed around the Dunne brothers in their teens. They search for fame and rock'n'roll, but there's tension in the band, as Billy sees the band as his and searches for ways to be steady to his wife, while the rest of the band want more space for creative input and not only to play songs about Billy's wife. Their big break comes with a duet with the pop singer Daisy Jones. Her consequently joining the band changes dynamics in the band, both for the better and for the worse.
The book then follows these changes and how the different bandmates cope with it, as well as with their changing relationship dynamics.
To be quite honest, this book included less drama and cheating than I expected. The relationships between the band members and those around them are complicated, and there is plenty of drama, but from the premise, I expected it to be "worse".
Maybe it is this, or the biographical style of this novel, that made me feel very calm while reading this book.
Taylor Jenkins Reid really thrives in this biographical style. So far I have only read "Daisy Jones & The Six" and "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo", but she manages to write true stories about fictional characters. These books include things that happened to real people in the music and film industry, making these things tangible to the reader, without this being a non-fiction book. "Daisy Jones & The Six" really dives into the characters' struggles with drugs and other issues of the industry.
Additionally, though both books are written in the style of a biography, Taylor Jenkins Reid chose two styles that are as different from one another as can be, but that work equally well. I am starting to become a fan.
Graphic: Drug abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault
nc_unknown_user's review against another edition
- 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 found the different characters to be a nice touch but the constant announcing of names was both helpful and annoying, which was odd. I found myself getting lost trying to keep apart some of the supporting roles. Overall though, the voice actors did well and helped convey the almost documentary type vibe of the recording. I could almost picture it on VH1 with each band mate giving their own accounts between clips. Some scenes left me with clear visuals of the situation being described (like the album cover photoshoot) and others left me feeling a little lost. For the most part though, I think the author does a great job of painting a picture of the scenes even though Daisy was the only character I could clearly imagine due to the many descriptions of her look.
All in all, it was a good read but maybe I just let the hype set me up for a bit of a let down. It wasn’t the best thing I’ve ever read like I was lead to believe could be the case. Not sure it’s re-read material for me but I don’t regret it. Maybe if I would’ve went in with no expectations I would’ve had different feelings about it. I did really like the end when they tied things up and were talking directly to the “interviewer.” Anyway, I’m rambling now as I try to sum up my thoughts. I think I’ve said what I needed to though so we’ll leave this here for now.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Pregnancy
cdt96's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Abortion, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
kvokolek's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexism and Abortion
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Sexual assault
abiyy'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
5.0
I think one of my favorite things though was the reveal of the author at the end. I read that part and immediately wanted to start the book over again to examine how their bias could have impacted the storytelling. It made me question my own memory of the story and my affinities for certain characters over others.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy
Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Vomit