huntress's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, and Abortion
elysareadsitall'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
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, and Alcoholism
enchantedelfie'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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Death of parent, Car accident, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
bethantg'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
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Abortion, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Drug use
Moderate: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Death
wrensandroses'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Abortion
Minor: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism
anka_not_anchor's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Drug abuse and Sexism
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
seedsofsunflowers's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Moderate: Self harm, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Pedophilia
marbrihern'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
4.5
Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction
Moderate: Pregnancy and Sexism
Minor: Abortion and Sexual harassment
archaicrobin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
While Daisy Jones and the Six is my least favorite of her novels so far, I still thoroughly enjoyed the story and HIGHLY recommend the audiobook! The story is written in an interview format, so having different narrators on the audio made it even more real and I know reading interviews would not have been as immersive.
Why did I give this 3 stars? Mainly for two reasons. Firstly, this is written as an interview similar to Evelyn Hugo, except in Daisy Jones and The Six it is ALL interview. There is no introspection or look into a character’s mind the same way you would in a traditional novel. Due to this I didn’t feel as attached to the characters as I normally would, so when a character made a stupid decision or a twist occurred it was much less impactful for me and a little predictable which leads me to my next big problem with this novel.
It was too predictable, because it follows the same formula as Evelyn Hugo, minus the details. Amazingly beautiful girl with shitty parents strives for greatness, meets a powerful man already a big name in the business, Rocky relationship ensues with more than one guy, greatness achieved is essentially achieved, but also tons of unforeseen tragedy. And if you read Hugo, you know the end of that book has a big twist in regards to the interviewer/journalist. The same twist occurs in Daisy Jones and The Six, making it’s impact for me nonexistent. All I thought was: wow, again? The end was also terrible in my opinion and reminded me of a sitcom that had the same horrific ending that fans hated, including me. The predictability in this novel made it ok for me, but not what I would consider great. If you want a nice palate cleanser, or an easy read I’d suggest this audiobook, but if you’re looking for a page turner or something unique I’d pass on Daisy Jones.
Graphic: Sexism, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Abortion
insanelyfruity'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
I'm convinced tjr can't write a bad book.
I didn't think I'd be able to connect with the story at first because of the way it is written (interview format) but I am surprised by how emotionally connected I was to the story. I think that tjr has always done a really great job at taking very real, very relatable emotions and building these complex characters with so many layers that, despite it all, you can't help but root for and mixing all of that together to create such masterpieces. I thought this book might get a bit repetitive or may be similar to the seven husbands of evelyn hugo, given that they're both about fictional famous people finally going on the record about their life, but it was a completely different experience and I'm so glad.
can't wait to go and listen to all the songs from Aurora now. love how much hardwork and dedication tjr put into creating the album as well.
gut wrenching book, def would recommend.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Drug use, and Addiction
Minor: Sexism and Infidelity