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

~~4.5 Stars~~ 5th September 2022

“My life isn’t about me honey, it’s about you”

I thought this story was a solid 3 for me; however, listening to the audiobook version was so good. The cast was amazing and acted each part beautifully, they fully set the tone and emotion for each memory. It made the whole format of the story come alive, and I truly recommend you listen to it. The ending was another reason it got bumped to a 4-star - and maybe even higher if I reread it.
I’m not going too detailed in this review, but this book was very emotional for me, especially towards the end.
The characters were lovable and deplorable in their own way, unapologetically themselves and as Billy would say, “that’s just rock and roll”.

Details
-Plot: medium-paced
-TW: Drug Usage, Addiction, Abortion, Alcoholism
-Ending Happy/Sad/Unfinished:

HappySad? I think from the beginning, you could tell that it wasn’t going to end happy, the harshness of reality kicked in. It wasn’t going to end like a field of daisies, but right at the end, we get a glimmer of hope for a Daisy and Billy connection. The final comments from each key character was a great way to end, I’m glad they’re happy or at least on their way to it. RIP Teddy <3

-Favourite Quotes:
“My life isn’t about me honey, it’s about you” - The love Billy has for his daughters and family is greater than anything. I’m not sure why this quote was the one to break me at the end, but it did.

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harperhoney's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective tense 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

4.0

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romancewithem's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I love this book so much, idk what exactly it is about it but its just so good. I love that you have Billy, Daisy, Karen, Graham, Camila and Simone telling the main story and then the people who worked with the band/industry filling in the gaps and then Warren is just there chilling like he doesnt really add to much (not a bad thing tho) and then I think my favourite more for what they bring is Eddie who is really helping the ‘why did they break up sub plot’ and just spends the whole time complaining about anything and everything.

Also it makes you think the whole time that hes going to be the problem child and the reason why they broke up but he's not

The last 20% of this book is soo good, again i cant really put it into words but so much is happening and its all coming to a head and its just beautiful (makes me cry but it’s beautiful and i wouldnt change it)

Billy’s monologue (idk if its actually that but idk what else to call it) after the band talks about the SNL performance will probably always be one of my fave bits of text, the emotions in it are unmatched and no man will ever top it

Rereading it once you know who the narrator/author is really gives so many different bits so much more emotions when added to the context its just so good

Full cast which I loved as it really brought the characters to life and you really felt the emotions from them, especially from Billy (which left me crying in public several times)

I won't lie there are about 10 different POVs which does get confusing at first, especially if the character didn't introduce themselves before they started speaking, however having so many really gave you the insight of why the band fell apart and kept me hooked as the different pieces started to fall into place

If you have access to the audiobook version I can't recommend it enough

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hannahwhiteyy's review against another edition

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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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bcooper21's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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bookishkale's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I listened to the audiobook which is the way this book should be consumed. It was so fun! Made the book so much more lively. The book handles a lot of heavy topics, which I appreciated. It was heavy at times, but I felt the humor off balanced it enough.

This book is so dense, so it feels like everything is a spoiler, so just in case:

I was happy that Daisy and Billy didn’t do anything more than almost kiss. I really loved Camilla, and I didn’t want her to get hurt. Her death at the end of the book is heartbreaking, and I’m a bit eh at the idea of Billy getting with Daisy, but felt at peace with it being open ended. The side characters were the best part. Some of them were fustrating and rude, and other were so lovely and wonderful! I forget so many names but I truly loved those characters.

Loved that the book handles abortion, and the difference between Camilla and Karen and that they both had the chance to choose. I was listening to this on the way home from my honeymoon just after the overturn of Roe V. Wade was announced, and my husband and I were hit hard by this part. Made me cry. I wish Graham and Karen got together in the end, but I understand who they both are as people and why it wouldn’t work.

Daisy is one of my favorite characters because of how the book treats her, the back and forth is so interesting and real. She’s not perfect by any means and you get annoyed and frustrated with her, but you do with everyone! I love that the characters aren’t perfect. Her ending was amazing, everyone’s ending worked well. Simone was just a fantastic foil to Daisy.

THE ONLY THING I DIDN’T LIKE WAS THE PLOT TWIST. Billy and Camilla’s daughter being the narrator is just weird to me, I can see passed it, but I would not want to hear about all the dirty secrets my parents have. However, I’m glad Billy and Camilla raised her right, to see people at their best, even when they are telling you their worst.<\spoiler>

Well worth the listen.

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draculagirl's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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mollyolloxenfree25's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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

4.25

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