A review by babsi_222
Daisy Jones & the Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
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
I’m not surprised when I say that I absolutely loved this because Taylor Jenkins Reid can never miss. The book is written like an oral history (“biography”) of the biggest band in the 70s but the band is actually fictional. The narrator/ “author” of the book interviews the characters and we see different opinions about certain events and things. So some band members remember something different than others which is really interesting to read and it gives a good outer perspective on how miscommunication can happen. The book shows the history on how the band ‘Daisy Jones& the Six’ was created and how it was before and how it eventually evolved.
There are a lot of characters in the book in the beginning and I was forgetting the names and what instrument they play all the time and had to go back a few pages to remind myself lmao but once you got it it’s not difficult anymore and imo not many characters appear.
I loveeeee the way Reid created many songs that the band/band members made and they’re really cool. (I’m super sad that only 3 songs from the fake/book album ‘Aurora’ made it onto the real album that’s now on Spotify because I would’ve loved to listen to more songs that were created “with me” in the book. Now I have lots of songs were I wasn’t reading how they got created and stuff but idc) The characters in this book were interesting because you see many different people and how different they act and cope with situation.
The people I liked the least were Graham and Eddie because they were annoying. (I understood them sometimes but idk) Billy is weird but ik he tried and Daisy was mixed for me. I liked her tho!
There are a lot of characters in the book in the beginning and I was forgetting the names and what instrument they play all the time and had to go back a few pages to remind myself lmao but once you got it it’s not difficult anymore and imo not many characters appear.
I loveeeee the way Reid created many songs that the band/band members made and they’re really cool. (I’m super sad that only 3 songs from the fake/book album ‘Aurora’ made it onto the real album that’s now on Spotify because I would’ve loved to listen to more songs that were created “with me” in the book. Now I have lots of songs were I wasn’t reading how they got created and stuff but idc) The characters in this book were interesting because you see many different people and how different they act and cope with situation.
Spoiler
Camila is such a strong woman and while I don’t think that she would’ve stayed together with Billy and put her whole trust in him in this century I can understand why she did and had to do it in the 70s. Karen was with Warren one my fav members of the band. She is such a badass icon and I support her with all my heart. She can do no wrong and she doesn’t want no man! I loved the things she said in the end of the book: that she would’ve maybe wanted to be in a relationship in the 90s or 00s or sth but she didn’t want to be a stay-at-home-housewife who has to obey a man. I loved the she really followed her dream of playing in a band professionally even after Daisy Jones & the six broke up. Warren is just a cool dude who didn’t have any drama with anyone and who’s basically just chilling gotta love him!The people I liked the least were Graham and Eddie because they were annoying. (I understood them sometimes but idk) Billy is weird but ik he tried and Daisy was mixed for me. I liked her tho!
Spoiler
the twist were we found out that julia's the narrator and writer of the oral history was sooooo cool because I didn’t expect that at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse