Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Daisy Jones & The Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

18 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

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

might_be_may's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective tense 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

4.5

"Are the flaws of the main characters a main focus of the book?" Never has the answer been more Yes.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

this book has truly changed my life.

these characters all feel so real to me. i can’t believe they don’t really exist. i wish i could hug daisy :( 

i can’t wait to watch the show :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Alcoholism, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Blood, Abortion, and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder and War

a huge part of the book, especially daisy and billie’s characters, deals with drug use & addiction so be cautious

theotheleo's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

3.75

I really liked this book. I love Reid's writing, but it felt a little disjointed. I was invested but not excited

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, Child abuse, Medical content, Blood, Fatphobia, Abortion, and Pedophilia

stardustdreamer's review

emotional medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Death, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Eating disorder, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Confinement

bluedilly's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Abortion, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Medical content

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Abortion, Addiction, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Self harm, and Domestic abuse

hannahwhiteyy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was gorgeous. The writing style was truly unique, and I didn’t think I’d love it but I did. Taylor is such a delightful, incredible writer. An instant-buy author.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, Abortion, Cursing, and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Blood, Medical content, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

5.0

Um WOW. This might have been the most immersive book I’ve ever read! The 70s encapsulated in every way, the good and the bad. The way it was written—in a unique sort-of magazine interview style—was really cool and made the characters seem all too real. Even with little “action” or typical descriptions, the dialogue captured everything about the band’s rise to fame, what they felt, what they pursued, who they were, who they loved. I couldn’t get over how alive TJR made each character seem, just by giving them words to say. There was so much to uncover between the lines. Never has lone dialogue conveyed so much. 

Growing up listening to Fleetwood Mac and being enamored with the band’s history and relationships made this book even more fascinating for me. You can clearly tell the inspiration is there, the similarities between Daisy and Stevie and Billy and Lindsey, etc., but it still felt like its own thing. I’m so excited for the show adaptation because I desperately need the band to be real. And the lyrics! Ugh they’re beautiful. 

This book is hyped for a reason. Believe it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Abortion