Reviews with content warning for Addiction - Daisy Jones and The Six

Believable characters, very easy to read, written in an interesting style. The ending, the big climax, was very underwhelming. I found it interesting as a character study, and overall it was enjoyable. Just don't read it solely for the climax it promises.

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dahliacove's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

4.0

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____nique's review against another edition

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emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I just finished reading this book in a span of 2 days!! I had wanted to read this for a long time, but I hesitated to start another Taylor Jenkins Reid book because I knew she would make me feel things, and she really did 😭. While reading this book, I fought the urge not to search and look it up on the Internet since I was hoping that this book was based on real life and that the band in the story was real. However, I should’ve known that this is the writing style of TJR and that I should not have trusted anything TJR says, especially every time she said that her books were based on actual events HAHAHA.

On the other hand, that puts into perspective that TJR is an incredible and genius writer. I’m unsure if my standards are just low at the moment, but I can’t imagine how she pulled off a novel with that kind of unique writing style– like everything was written as if it were in a documentary or interview. I loved how everything was described in the story; I felt as though I had travelled back in time to see the 1970s band in action, and the portrayal of drug addicts and the atmosphere of being in a rock band was spot-on. Though some of the characters, particularly Daisy Jones, were exceedingly irritating to me, those are the best qualities they could have. I was pleased that every character reflected the overall tone TJR intended to portray in the narrative.

The ending could have been better and more polished. Even though I adore Camilla, I found the ending's emphasis on Camilla rather than Daisy Jones as the main character kind of cliche and uninteresting. But, overall, my imagination and I enjoyed reading this book– TJR never fails me.

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. I have never been transported to a story like this! Taylor Jenkins Reid took the magic of Rock and Roll in the 70s and put into such a beautiful, emotional, addictive story.

This will be a book I will grab for time and time again, every character and detail draws you in for more.

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joanna_banana's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

I listened to this while in COVID quarantine and loved the characters and style of “documentary” narrative that felt so real even if it was all fiction. Camila was the real hero of the story. All the different actors who read each voice were great. Big theme of the story is love, addiction, family, and finding your passion on a back drop of sex, drugs, and rock n roll. Would highly recommend!

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_pauline's review against another edition

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slow-paced

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

3.25

if you’re interested in the music industry, the 1970s, celebrity life etc then you’ll probably enjoy it; I didn’t really care about the plot or any of the characters but I guess I‘m just really not the target audience - doesn’t mean it’s not a good book (for someone else)

Although that’s exactly what I thought I‘d say about TSHOEH and I ended up loving that book, which is why I gave this one a chance

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ebreheny25's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

4.5

The format took a little while to get used to but afterwards it was a great story. Absolutely sobbed at the ending (all happy tears). Really showed some of the realities that people similar to the characters faced in the ‘60s and ‘70s.

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