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Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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np_d12's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0


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bandysbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

4.0

Daisy Jones And The Six is a book about a fictional 1970s rock band told via interviews with the band members. It is a unique format for telling the story and creates a very interesting reading experience. It reminded me a bit of watching a docu-series that follows some old, famous band.

Daisy and Billy are the two main characters and I found them both equally irritating. Daisy grew up in questionable ways and is just a mess. She's constantly drunk or high, in abusive relationships, and completely unreliable. Only her incredible, innate ability to sing keeps her around. Billy is super pious and sanctimonious, acting like the group mother hen. Obviously, with such different personalities, there is quite a bit of conflict between the two of them. While I did mostly enjoy the conflict between the two of them, at times I also found it a bit exhausting. It's just such a dysfunctional relationship that you want to shake them both. 

The other band members are part of the story too, but to a lesser extent. While they have some good side plot lines, I felt like I actually would've liked a bit more about them. They were a nice break from Daisy and Billy.

I will say that I think TJR really nailed the 70s rock aesthetic with this book. It felt super authentic and even though I knew it was fictional, I could've almost believed that Daisy Jones And The Six was a real band. Clearly, she did her research for this one! 

All in all, I thought this was an enjoyable read that really nails the 70s rock and roll vibe. If you like music and personal drama, you'll enjoy this! 

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misspeppermintdrop's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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


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kaylamoran's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Wow.  At least as an audiobook, this was incredible.  The end really got to me in a way I wasn't expecting.

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mavesworld's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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putsy's review against another edition

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

5.0


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_ac28's review against another edition

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

5.0

I just know that no TV series can make it justice. Loved it!!

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antonialms's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Taylor Jenkins Reid is insanely talented. The way she paints pictures throughout her books is so good, really amazing. I really liked this one, liked the dynamics between the characters and didn't felt monotonous, really hated some characters, but I thinks that's also proof of her good writing, once again a amazing work.

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lacey_wi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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bookswithlauren's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.0

I would highly recommend listening to the audio book as well as reading the book or instead of because each character is voiced by a different person and it really brings another element to the reading experience.

How is Daisy Jones and the Six not a real band?! I want to listen to their songs and watch their performances! This was such a different and brilliant story! I felt like I was sitting in on an exclusive interview with the band and it was great! We really get to explore how different personalities, relationships, issues and dynamics impact the group as a whole. I love books written from different perspectives because you get so many layers to the one story and having so many different perspectives in this book really gave the reader an insight into the many layers included in this one story.

I cannot wait for this book to be adapted for our screens!

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