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Daisy Jones & The Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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meg_'s review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

3.75

Struggling with how to rate/review this because I don't want other's hype and opinions to impact my feelings on this. This is objectively a really good book. The thing about Taylor Jenkins Reid's books is that the development of each character is seriously perfection. Each character is so well fleshed out and complex and I just love reading each of their individual stories. This story was special because the dynamic between each band member and their kind of revolution around Daisy and Billy was so interesting. And obviously Daisy and Billy's dynamic is so strained but also sooooo good. I absolutely love yearning and angst in a love story and this definitely had that to the extreme.

The biggest struggle I had in enjoying this is obviously that Billy is married throughout this whole thing. It's a story about a rock band back in the day so there will clearly be some wild shit but I just absolutely despise cheating plots and struggled a lot with that part of this story. Especially because Camilla was such a lovely person and wonderful friend. It was hard to read, but I know that this author loves to write hard to read stories. I have mixed feelings on this one for sure, but I know most people would and will love it.

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bashsbooks's review against another edition

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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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iggyebab's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I listened to this audiobook and it was fantastic. The cast was fantastic.
This story reminded me a lot of Fleetwood Mac. No it is not the exact story but the overall vibe of the book.
My favorite part of this book was that it is such a poignant look at love. Falling in love with someone and getting married isn't always the last time you fall. Sometimes other people enter your life, unexpectedly and you have to make a choice. Keep loving the person you promised forever to or take a chance on the other person you fell for. It is possible to love more than one person at a time.
I loved that the women are strong, even when they are making terrible decisions. They don't get pushed aside and they don't cave in to others. Camilla's clear headed look at her relationship and her determination to make it work are amazing. Not every relationship is an easy one and she saw her husband so clearly. To have the conversation she has with Daisy was so ballsy.
Daisy is the ingénue we have all read about in rock and roll. She is a stunner who has a painful past that she wants to escape. She wants to be a star and she's determined to find her way there.
Billy Dunn wants to be a rock star. He writes, he sings, he's charismatic. It's his band even though it shouldn't be. He's not good at letting anyone else have a say and he's not happy when Daisy shows up.

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moraina's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

Daisy Jones & The Six brings more depth to classic rockstars that were wrapped up in drugs, sex, and music. Written interview-style, different perspectives of events are provided throughout the book and you can see how things affected everyone, particularly the actions of troubled Billy and Daisy. I enjoyed the focus on songwriting, relationships amongst the band members, and the hopeful ending. I definitely would recommend if you’re a fan of music from this time period!

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lizgriffinwords's review against another edition

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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

4.25

Very different from what I usually read, but definitely lived up to the hype. Highly recommend the full-cast audiobook.

Content warning: themes/temptation of cheating and infidelity, frequent drug and alcohol abuse, alcoholism, abusive/abandoning parents

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