Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

64 reviews

kathrynshields's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

Fans of documentary style dramas will appreciate the confessional style and pacing. TJR does a masterful job creating an alternate pop culture where none of the characters are real but they all *could* be real. The twist toward the end was nice but it felt a little forced and didn’t really give the reader time to fully grapple with what it meant. It was surprise for the sake of surprise and didn’t really change much about the story.  Even so, it was a beautiful yet fun story about complicated people and my only regret is that I can’t on a Wikipedia deep dive about all of them.  

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexism, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

m_egg_o's review against another edition

emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Abortion

amanda_m_harwood's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

When I read the physical copy, it was way too confusing. However, this version of the book makes more sense. As much as I liked listening to it, it's not a novel I relate to, nor a novel that had a BIG BANG in my life. It's just okay. I can understand the hype for those who like retro, but the story is simple. It's a type of story you hear about repeatedly, something that does happen in reality. You hear these kinds of stories about rock bands back in the 70s. Reid paints the time and setting perfectly. It's just not my kind of book since I normally don't read books like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Minor: Physical abuse

daisyfont's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Eating disorder, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

karirae7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

mmpatt14's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

enchantedelfie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

annatl4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i loved this book with my whole heart. i read it in 2 days and had to force myself to put it down. TJR is a magnificent writer. the characters were so complex and the story line was so well thought out. i wish it could’ve been longer to get more details of little parts of the story but even being 360 pages it was fantastic. i love the rockstar storyline, it was so interesting to have a mix of drama but also what it’s like to actually write an album and live in a studio. i think the author captured the writing and recording process really well for not being a musician. she was able to interweave the characters and the different plots so well with the interview format, the same format made for a quick and easy read. oh how much i loved this book and wish i could read it over again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Abortion

Minor: Physical abuse

reeeeedmg_123's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abortion

byrdy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

Audio was a great choice for this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Minor: Toxic relationship and Pregnancy