Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Daisy Jones & The Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

100 reviews

bashsbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-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

4.75

Daisy Jones & the Six is another great book by Taylor Jenkins Reid. If I were going to nitpick, I would say her style of an 11th hour child-related plot twist only really works the first time (and I read Evelyn Hugo before I got StoryGraph), but that is a minor thing. The ending also feels a little abrupt. But I love the level of detail, and the inclusion of the lyrics from the album in the back. I love the messy tension between Billy and Daisy. I love fictionalized versions of things we tend to use to share the truth, like a documentary or like an academic paper (House of Leaves ftw), and this obviously delivered in that realm. I wish I had listened to it as audiobook, but by the time I realized that was the best format, I wanted to read the book too much to wait for that version.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Addiction, Drug use, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Cursing, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion, Death, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Violence, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Self harm, and Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

brinasatt's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, and Grief

momster2010's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

I listened to the audiobook which I would highly recommend for this. This book was read right after The 7 Husbands of Evelynn Hugo and at least for me this gave me a lot of what I needed from that book. More perspective different viewpoints. There are no huge plot twists and there's not an ending that will leave you feeling like you know anything for sure but can allow you to create an ending beyond the end for yourself. 
You'll find yourself pulling out the 70s rock and imagining what it was like to be witnessing the rise of some of the biggest rock bands in the era. The world that Taylor Jenkins Reid created in this book was rich and vibrant and easy to be brought into. She explores some of the complex issues humans face in life in a much more indepth way than she did in Evelyn Hugo and I think it was really needed

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Abortion

cultbyproxy's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abortion, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

shlymiller's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

A brilliantly full casted audiobook that follows the success and heartbreak of 7 band members and their team through their rise to fame. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Minor: Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

aliterarynightmare's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Abortion, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Medical content, Dementia, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Eating disorder

coles14_'s review against another edition

5.0

 Easily the best book I've read this year so far. Taylor Jenkins Reed masterfully captures the essence of 1970s rock-and-roll culture in a way that is both so nostalgic and yet so fresh.
What sets this novel apart is its unique format, being the story told entirely through interviews with the band members, their friends, and their colleagues. This gives the book a sense of immediacy and most of all intimacy that is rare to find in fiction.
What I thought really made "Daisy Jones & The Six" stand out is the depth and complexity of its characters. Each member of the band feels like a fully-realized human being, with their own dreams, fears, and flaws.
It's a book that will stay with you long after you've finished reading it. Five stars, no question. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Abortion, and Drug abuse

Minor: Chronic illness

emmysforeverbooked's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This book. Oh my gosh, this book.

I laughed, I cried, I screamed, I wanted to throw it in the garbage. This book just had everything I've ever wanted. This book was so intense, it was just... magical. I loved this book. It is genuinely my only personality trait right now.

Click the spoiler to see why I only rated it 4 stars!

Spoiler

The reason I didn't give this book 5 stars was solely because the two main characters knew how to piss me off in a way that would bring my rating down. Mostly Billy's cheating and the emotional stress he put on his wife, and overall just a lot of Daisy's decisions in general. I loved every other character in this cat though. Warren and Graham will forever have my heart. But those two MCs...

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abortion, Grief, and Death

Minor: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

stepnic's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Cursing, Pregnancy, Abortion, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Violence, Blood, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder