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alisasreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i adore this book, it got me out of my reading slump and made me excited to start reading new books. these characters mean a lot to me and daisy and billy's story is so interesting and beautiful. im excited to see what the tv series is gonna do with the material but the experience of reading this book can definitely not be replaced.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, and Violence
jfield351's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This is my fourth TJR book so i was expecting amazing things and a big finale, but I didn’t get that. It was still a very well written book but it felt kind of flat and I’m a bit confused as to why this is rated higher than SHOEH. The little twist at the end that the author was julia, wasn’t too shocking. i was also surprised that TJR would use the same sort of twist here as in another book of hers . It was interesting, I really liked and connected with Karen. A lot of lines in here were very touching and framed concepts in ways i hadn’t seen them before. But it’s not my favourite book. it does give a (what i believe is a thoroughly researched) insight into the drugs and sex’s and rock and roll culture in the 70’s, and the differing perspectives of the same events.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Pregnancy, Abortion, Death, and Infidelity
Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
cruzmarianela's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence and Drug abuse
siennakt30's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Grief, Abortion, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Blood, Cursing, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence
nav26's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-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
5.0
Absolutely LOVED this. The full cast audiobook is perfection - felt like I was listening to a podcast interview. Taylor Jenkins Reid is officially an auto-buy author for me after this one. Was expecting rock and roll, drugs, and drama - got all of that and more. I feel like everyone is talking about Evelyn Hugo but I need more people to be talking about Daisy Jones. I usually feel like I really need a book to have a strong plot to keep me interested - I need to see where it's going. With Daisy Jones and the Six, I didn't have that need. I was along for the ride wherever it took me.
It can be difficult to do a book well with so many individual characters, but TJR did an amazing job at really giving them all unique voices. Even without the full cast, I could see the different speech patterns for each person. They felt like a real band. Everyone had their own individual struggles and personalities. I cared about all of their stories, not just Daisy's.
TJR has such a knack for writing books that can easily translate into movies - you can just picture everything, without the writing being overly descriptive. With this book, it's basically a script. The only thing missing is the action directives.
There are some heavy topics here - alcoholism, drug addiction, abortion. But TJR handled them all with class and it felt like a real insight into what these experiences are like. Alcoholism and drug addiction can be overlooked and dismissed by the general public, but seeing what it's actually like for Daisy and Billy, you feel for them. It's dark and twisted and doesn't make logical sense to someone on the outside, and TJR portrayed that perfectly.
It was so interesting that everyone talked about Daisy & Billy but the real star of this book to me was Camila . Having the author be Camila & Billy's daughter was such a nice twist, and it also made the revelations that came out that much more heartbreaking. I like to think that after the book comes out, Daisy & Billy can reconnect and be together in the way they were meant to be - only after Camila.
It can be difficult to do a book well with so many individual characters, but TJR did an amazing job at really giving them all unique voices. Even without the full cast, I could see the different speech patterns for each person. They felt like a real band. Everyone had their own individual struggles and personalities. I cared about all of their stories, not just Daisy's.
TJR has such a knack for writing books that can easily translate into movies - you can just picture everything, without the writing being overly descriptive. With this book, it's basically a script. The only thing missing is the action directives.
There are some heavy topics here - alcoholism, drug addiction, abortion. But TJR handled them all with class and it felt like a real insight into what these experiences are like. Alcoholism and drug addiction can be overlooked and dismissed by the general public, but seeing what it's actually like for Daisy and Billy, you feel for them. It's dark and twisted and doesn't make logical sense to someone on the outside, and TJR portrayed that perfectly.
It was so interesting that everyone talked about
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Abortion
katieav's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-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
5.0
I absolutely loved this book! I think I liked it even better than the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo which I adored. I thought the writing style was so interesting and I was captivated by the story the characters were telling us. However, I find it a little strange that Taylor Jenkins Reid continually writes about white Latinas. Latine people come in many different shades, but in both of her books I’ve read so far she briefly alludes to their ethnicity, but will focus more on that their hair that becomes blonde in the summer. It made me a little uncomfortable in this book because I felt as though Camila was Latina in name only in order for Billy to write the song señora
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Violence
Moderate: Abortion
criticalbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
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? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault
premansh's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
Absolutely loved it. A Netflix documentary experience
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, and Violence
nora_knight's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
speechless
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Violence
katsbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
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
5.0
“Men often think they deserve a sticker for treating women like people.”
“I think you have to have faith in people before they earn it. Otherwise it's not faith, right?”
“Passion is...it's fire. And fire is great, man. But we're made of water. Water is how we keep living. Water is what we need to survive.”
“It’s like some of us are chasing after our nightmares the way other people chase dreams.”
There were so many great quotable lines in this book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I would highly recommend listening to the audio. The full cast is absolutely excellent and it definitely added to the cinematic quality of the writing. This is my second novel by Reid (the first being The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo) so I knew I really loved her writing but was thrown off by the format of this book. It was completely written in dialogue to make it feel like a documentary instead of a novel. I hear that Amazon is making it into a mini-series and I can't wait to see how they transfer it to the screen. It's like it's made for it. I absolutely loved how nuanced the characters were. It felt like they were real people. Sometimes I loved them, sometimes I hated them but they definitely felt real. The whole thing was just an incredibly immersive experience that made me feel so many things. I highly recommend.
“I think you have to have faith in people before they earn it. Otherwise it's not faith, right?”
“Passion is...it's fire. And fire is great, man. But we're made of water. Water is how we keep living. Water is what we need to survive.”
“It’s like some of us are chasing after our nightmares the way other people chase dreams.”
There were so many great quotable lines in this book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I would highly recommend listening to the audio. The full cast is absolutely excellent and it definitely added to the cinematic quality of the writing. This is my second novel by Reid (the first being The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo) so I knew I really loved her writing but was thrown off by the format of this book. It was completely written in dialogue to make it feel like a documentary instead of a novel. I hear that Amazon is making it into a mini-series and I can't wait to see how they transfer it to the screen. It's like it's made for it. I absolutely loved how nuanced the characters were. It felt like they were real people. Sometimes I loved them, sometimes I hated them but they definitely felt real. The whole thing was just an incredibly immersive experience that made me feel so many things. I highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Violence, Sexism, Self harm, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Bullying
Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Death, Abortion, and Abandonment