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Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

71 reviews

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

this book has truly changed my life.

these characters all feel so real to me. i can’t believe they don’t really exist. i wish i could hug daisy :( 

i can’t wait to watch the show :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Alcoholism, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Blood, Abortion, and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder and War

a huge part of the book, especially daisy and billie’s characters, deals with drug use & addiction so be cautious

elledanie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Drug use

Minor: Cursing, Bullying, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

bucknife's review against another edition

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

3.0

There was not even a fraction of enough build up or tension for any of the huge plot points in the narrative to matter as much as they should have. The characterization wavered so much though it started out so strong and that was disappointing. The band’s level of success made no since from the events described and there was no romance between Daisy and Billy, it felt forced and like a shitty enemies-to-lovers at times. I did read this in two days and I couldn’t ever put it down but in the end it was just lacking. I like the made up version in my head more than the reality of it, now I’m actually excited to see how the show changes it (and makes it more interesting because in the end it really isn’t as interesting of a story as it sells itself to be). Also there was a touch of soap opera corniness and ridiculousness that’s kind of hard to ignore at times - an Italian Prince, for instance. And  I don’t like the writing of it enough to pick up any of TJR’s other books but I didn’t completely hate it, I had a fun time reading it’s just that the execution was such a let down to the great concept. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Mental illness, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

freyaboobac's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion

masoncasper's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I can’t give this book a high enough rating. It was absolutely phenomenal from the beginning to end. The idea of a fictionalised oral history of a 70s rock band in this honest, brutal, and magical way is so unique and special you just have to read the book to get the whole effect. The themes of womanhood, love, music, and stability echo through the pages but the manipulation of memory is so characteristic and well developed you have to kudos the author. Amazing amazing book I will read again and again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment

theinkedpath's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

ES:

Sin palabras. Me levanto y aplaudo y lloro y bailo...y me pienso leer todo lo que escriba esta señora. Menuda experiencia "Todos quieren a Daisy Jones".

EN:

I am still in a post-reading haze, wishing this was real. I adored this book, the nostalgic feeling, the complex characters and the idea of almost feeling the band in this story was real. I want more songs, I want more concert and I want to go back to this story now. 

I am going to read everything Jenkins Reid writes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Stalking, Alcoholism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, and Toxic relationship

shaylee_n_20's review against another edition

inspiring reflective slow-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, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

Minor: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

trufflebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Abortion, Death, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

perfectlystill's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective sad 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

3.5

I absolutely loved this! It's certainly flawed: the book is character-focused, but the reader doesn't actually get to witness much character growth. This is partly due to the oral history style of storytelling utilized (sidenote: wish people would stop acting like Taylor Jenkins Reid invented oral history), but it could hamper the experience. I was invested enough and interested enough in the the protagonists, Daisy and Billy, and their relationship that it didn't bother me. I didn't need character growth; I just needed them to breathe the same fictional air while singing into the same fictional microphone.

I've seen many people praise this book for its female characters, stating it's some sort of feminist text. I mean, I guess? Nobody really fights over a man, and each of the three main female characters respect each other, but any interest in larger, more nuanced feminism is glossed over or absent. Daisy dresses however she wants! She doesn't wear a bra! Great, cool, it's not that deep.

Daisy Jones and the Six isn't that deep, in general. It's a quick, readable book that I read in one night. It also has enough meat on the bone to allow the reader to add depth themselves, to think about how the story is told and who is telling the story (the twist used is eyeroll inducing and doesn't add much unless you really want to start ripping the story apart, and I mean that desire to rip the story apart positively). The author pieces this retelling together, so what are they including and what are they leaving out? How are they putting these separate interviews into conversation with each other? And it's an oral history, so what are the band members and people around them leaving out or glossing over and how accurate is their memory?  Interesting stuff!

Also, sexy cheating. "Silver Springs," you will always be famous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual harassment

creativelifeofliz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-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

5.0

In many ways, I'm not sure why I like this book so much. It was so intensely readable (I listened to it, which might be part of it) and I think I'll look back on the story in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Rape