Reviews with content warning for Pregnancy - Daisy Jones & The Six

I read this book in a day and a half. I had read Taylor Jenkins Reid before. My first TJR read was, "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo". While, I thoroughly enjoyed that book, it did take me longer than usual to get into. I kept having a hard time, holding on for the ending payoff. I wanted to give another book of hers a try to see if it was maybe just that particular story or her writing style. I'm so happy I took a chance on this. I somehow managed to miss all the spoilers about this book during the Daisy Jones & the Six TikTok craze era, and I'm so happy I did.

I had so much to say about everything. About everyone. I annotated the mess out of this book. The characters are perplexed and sometimes you root for them, and sometimes you want them to get what the hell they deserve. As we tend to do with people in our own lives. The story explores so many different avenues of life. You root for these people to grow and learn as you would a brother or a sister. Billy is complicated, Daisy is arguably even more complicated. But, the real star of this book for me is Camilla. She represents in many ways the woman we hope we never have to be, and in other ways the woman we hope to become. She sees people for who they are. Past her own pain and disappointment, she can see you. She is the true anchor of this story and she made me cry several times throughout this book.

To me, Daisy and Billy represent two people who love the idea of each other. But, bonding over brokenness doesn't make you soulmates. It just makes you two broken people who understand each other. It is not always the person that you are attracted to, but what they bring out of you or what they see in you. For Billy, Daisy represents a freedom he thinks that he wants. A freedom the thoughts in his mind have convinced him he will never have. Even if he gave it all up, he'd always wonder about what who and what he left behind. For Daisy, Billy represents a man who saw her and didn't want to run at the first glimpse. He knew her in ways no one ever has, and she was able to tell that he knew her without him having to say as much. But, sometimes people can see you so clearly, because they recognize that darkness from a mile away. It once lived in them. The semi-truck doesn't have to flash it's lights at them for them to know, it's headed straight for them.

You watch the characters fight with themselves, with those they love, and with the things they think they're unworthy of. In the end, I believe it's a story about being bold enough to love people as they are. Your heart will break, mend, and leap for the characters in this book. They remind us that most of us just want to be seen.

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_nem_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.5

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iamaprettyflower's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.75

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atamano's review against another edition

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emotional 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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haileyeh's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

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

You couldn’t pay me to care about these characters…

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hr1245's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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seismicality's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

I really enjoyed this book and read it in a few days. The characters were interesting and I liked how the format of the book was in the style of an interview transcript.

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nc_unknown_user's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

After all the hype around this book, and especially the audio version of it, I was kind of expecting more. I mean, it was a good story I suppose and I liked the different formatting of it (in some ways) but it just didn’t wow me in the ways it seemed to do for others.

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.

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