Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

381 reviews

maggiemaryamos's review against another edition

dark lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Self harm, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

masucolmusings's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.5

wrapping my head around how a biopic was not actually an irl biopic but was a biopic nevertheless

this was my first read through a documentary style book and it took me a bit to get into it but then i really did. then taylor jenkins reid had to throw that curveball of “the author”?! did not see that coming but it was sweet. the characters felt real, loved the interview style writing and the tone of the whole book. i really got invested even though this genre isn’t usually in my typical reading haunts. good time

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Emotional 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 use, Drug abuse, and Vomit

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

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

leasasaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

This book accurately depicts the complex nature of humans and the messy relationships we have. It doesn't have a classic happy ending but it has a realistic one.
The characters were so real and different from one another. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Death of parent

lucy_readsbooks13's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.75

The only reason this isn't 5 stars is because it didn't make me cry.
7HoEH made me cry like crazy, and while this is emotional, it didn't push me river the edge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Drug use

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Medical content, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cursing, Car accident, and Pregnancy

georgie_mb's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Obsessed. Completely and utterly. 

I seemed to devour this. I loved the interview writing style, which made this very bingeable. I loved the cast of characters, and the twists and turns that make them up. I was routing for them all in my own way. I’m a sucker for the 1970’s so the setting was an absolute dream for me. And I loved that this wasn’t a traditional love story. The love/hate relationship between Daisy and Billy had me every step of the way. 

And most of the little twists at the end! So brilliantly executed, and they came seemingly out of nowhere. This will definitely be a reread for me at some point as I would love to read this knowing what happens at the end for any clues.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Death of parent, Abortion, Alcohol, and Infidelity

ashleighhuntley's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Violence, and Death

therebeckening's review against another edition

emotional inspiring slow-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

3.5

I found the narrative not centring Daisy towards the end a lil disappointing but the perspective of a young artist beautiful.

the twist at the end made it feel like the plot of how I met your mother like this guy was a jerk why do we care again? But at the same time it brought tears to my eyes and made me want to reread it so unconvlusive feelings< /spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

sstrawberry_fieldss's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

marlene_suntie_helton's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-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

3.75

This is the first time I have read a book in this type of interview formatting and I found it interesting. It was hard and confusing to get into at first as I was listening to it but slowly I got the hang of it and familiarised myself with the casts’ voice. I liked the storyline and how it is very much character driven and the characters have great developments throughout the story and I liked how they have real problems that real musicians may be experiencing in their careers. If I’m a musician, I would feel seen and less alone when reading this book. 
I did not rate it higher as this type of realism genre is not my go-to genre. I prefer more plot-driven novel. However, I can recognise and appreciate the comfort and elements of this type of genre provide. It is a great story overall. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, Abortion, Fatphobia, and Adult/minor relationship