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haileyeh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexism, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War
seismicality's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Misogyny, and Abandonment
nc_unknown_user's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
I found the different characters to be a nice touch but the constant announcing of names was both helpful and annoying, which was odd. I found myself getting lost trying to keep apart some of the supporting roles. Overall though, the voice actors did well and helped convey the almost documentary type vibe of the recording. I could almost picture it on VH1 with each band mate giving their own accounts between clips. Some scenes left me with clear visuals of the situation being described (like the album cover photoshoot) and others left me feeling a little lost. For the most part though, I think the author does a great job of painting a picture of the scenes even though Daisy was the only character I could clearly imagine due to the many descriptions of her look.
All in all, it was a good read but maybe I just let the hype set me up for a bit of a let down. It wasn’t the best thing I’ve ever read like I was lead to believe could be the case. Not sure it’s re-read material for me but I don’t regret it. Maybe if I would’ve went in with no expectations I would’ve had different feelings about it. I did really like the end when they tied things up and were talking directly to the “interviewer.” Anyway, I’m rambling now as I try to sum up my thoughts. I think I’ve said what I needed to though so we’ll leave this here for now.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Pregnancy
aubreyc_c07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content
Minor: Death
afelici5's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Infidelity
sareidle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Pregnancy
jedore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“…loving somebody isn’t perfection and good times and laughing and making love. Love is forgiveness and patience and faith and every once in awhile, it’s a gut punch. That’s why it’s a dangerous thing, when you go loving the wrong person. When you love somebody who doesn’t deserve it. You have to be with somebody who deserves your faith and you have to be deserving of someone else’s. It’s sacred.”
This one threw me a bit of a curveball with its interview-style narrative, which initially had me unsure. The interviewer's silence and the constant jumping around between characters threw me off, creating an emotional distance, but as the story unfolded, it surprisingly grew on me.
Despite the unique writing style, I ended up enjoying the book. It even sparked my interest in Fleetwood Mac, rumored to be the inspiration behind the tale, leading me to delve into their story.
True to Taylor Jenkins Reid's style, there's a little twist at the end that adds that extra punch. Overall, it's a journey worth taking, even if the road starts a bit bumpy.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Death
apthompson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death, Eating disorder, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
kjm19's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
It’s interesting hearing about all of these people with dreams and everything gets tangled with love and drugs and their relationships with themselves and how those aspects just make it impossible… How all of these people fall together and then have no choice but to walk away in spite of what they want and what they could have all together. It’s heartbreaking in some ways, but reassuring that you’re not the only one going through life as a victim of circumstance. It’s a human experience and we’re all humans (even rockstars).
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Gaslighting
ericaco0's review against another edition
- 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
I truly thought the characters were real. Felt too realistic to be fiction.
I loved the reflections on love and rock and roll.
I thought it was a great book.
Graphic: Addiction
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, and Abortion