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perth_is's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
bosquecilla's review against another edition
4.0
Toda la experiencia de leer este libro fue otro nivel, poder escuchar a Fleetwood Mac mientras lo leía, el formato tipo documental que no había leído antes, fue realmente fascinante.
Un libro que pareciera es uno más intentando pintar la imagen de "manic pixie dream girl" que todos ven en Daisy, más se da el trabajo de explicarte el porqué, te saca la venda de los ojos brutalmente sobre lo que significa realmente ser una estrella del rock en aquellos años, de una forma ligera, para reflexionar sin caer los estereotipos, se centra mucho en cómo cada uno de forma muy personal estaba viviendo cada acontecimiento por el que atravesaba la banda y te da una visión más diversificada de lo que "realmente pasó".
El paso en que está escrito es muy dinámico y no te deja aburrirte en ningún momento, a pesar que hay muchos datos, fechas, conciertos y nombres, está estructurado de una manera en la que no te pierdes quién es quién.
También muestra esencialmente la lucha constante después de la rehabilitación, ya que si bien ese es el fin que a uno le gustaría para tu artista favorito luego de ser adicto, es solo el primer paso y la vida después, la lucha interna constante está plasmada de una manera muy real
Hank me caes mal y es todo lo que voy a decir de ti, porque no mereces ni siquiera que explique el por qué me caes mal.
Me gustó mucho la conexión especial que tenían las mujeres a la largo de la historia, se cayeran bien o mal, dentro del mundo que se desarrolla la historia y lo machista que podía llegar a ser, de alguna forma u otra siento que se protegían muy bien tanto Karen como Daisy y Camilla a Daisy(a pesar de lo que pudo o no pasar entre ellas) y Camilla a Karen. Bueno... Camilla en general, la amamos.
Es un libro muy divertido, ligero, excelentemente construido, realmente uno siente que se fue de gira con ellos y pude ver claramente el documental en mi cabeza, verlos sentados respondiendo preguntas, mientras su voz flota y en la pantalla vez fotos viejas del bus, backstage y los diarios.
“Ese tipo de amor no es para chicas como yo, incluso si lo era en aquel tiempo no lo hubiese aceptado” "Él no iba a matarme, pero me dejaría morir" "Camila Dunne pensaba que valía la pena salvarme"-frases de Daisy que me quedaron marcadas y siento que reflejan muy bien la onda del libro.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
alexefontaine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Gaslighting
dsmw_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
k8lynn's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
baebushka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I got over the characters all being assholes – I'm an asshole stan, if anything – but that still did not help me raise above my distaste for them. Let's take them in order: Daisy Jones is a Mary Sue; whatever other people work for their entire lives, she is good at naturally and whatever flaws she has they're written off as 'but that's just Daisy for ya!' and no one holds anything against her. Billy Dunne is a complex character and while I started the book wishing I would love him, I hated him more and more each time; when he stopped "cheating" on Camille with random groupies, he found Daisy and continued to cheat on his wife emotionally for the entirety of the book. Graham Dunne is a pro-lifer and defended his brother's cheating repeatedly. Warren Rhodes has no personality, he's just there to wash off any other character's sins. Karen Sirko was probably the most interesting character and she still covered Billy's cheating from Camilla – whom she called her friend. Eddie Loving made the most sense to me and I'm 99% sure it's because we both hated Billy. Camilla Dunne... truly, I want to like her; but she tolerated Billy's cheating and "rock star" lifestyle a bit too much for my taste.
This book deals with alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and a poor life style – yet, not for a second does it affect any of the character's memories? They all seem to have perfect memories of what went down, even when Daisy SPECIFICALLY says she was high out of her mind. These subjects were treated lightly and from a distant place – addiction should not be treated as such, in my opinion.
Let's move on to the promise of the book: what happened after that Chicago concert that dispelled the band? Nothing major. The only major thing I can point out is the split between Karen and Graham, but the rest? What, Daisy realising she has to get clean? Billy almost relapsing? The two of them realising that they were almost in love with each other? Whatever scandal I imagined this book was going to set me up for, I didn't think it delivered.
FINALLY, and what irked me most, was the god-fucking-awful Taylor Jenkins Reid plot twist. I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo prior to this and didn't enjoy the plot twist about Monique, but this? GOD! Reading that Julia is the one conducting the interview... was that necessary? And after that, you find out Camilla leaves her an email, asking her DAUGHTER to send her FATHER to hook up with Daisy? No. Absolutely not.
Reading that instantly made me forget that this book was basically a bunch of Tumblr quotes with context built around them.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
snipinfool's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Abortion and Injury/Injury detail
kjm19'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
3.25
It’s interesting hearing about all of these people with dreams and everything gets tangled with love and drugs and their relationships with themselves and how those aspects just make it impossible… How all of these people fall together and then have no choice but to walk away in spite of what they want and what they could have all together. It’s heartbreaking in some ways, but reassuring that you’re not the only one going through life as a victim of circumstance. It’s a human experience and we’re all humans (even rockstars).
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Gaslighting
leannanecdote'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
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
sierrabowers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol