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Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

80 reviews

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. 

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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

jamieholton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

zorhose's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Addiction and Gaslighting

Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, and Adult/minor relationship

sonoma's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

bandysbooks's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was the second book I’ve read by TJR and I found it quite enjoyable. It was interesting listening to the audiobook because they had multiple actors voicing the characters and it really added to the story.  I would recommend if you need something fun to listen to, but without having to pay crazy deep attention.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Abortion, Addiction, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

kayabennett's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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

wow. daisy jones and the six you have left me speechless. 
i thought this book was absolutely brilliant. i walked into reading it with a positive mindset as i had been told this book is amazing and it’s beyond that. this book entraps you in a whirlwind of emotions and tense moments (i will admit i cried twice). this story feels so genuine and real to me that if you had told me that i had been lied to and that daisy jones and the six was an actual band, i would have believed you. every decision and conflict throughout the book seemed so raw, along with how addiction was shown and handled.
it was beautiful to see how things worked out for everyone. not only does the book have lovable characters (warren i adore you) but also a lovable storyline. i love how the concept of twin flames vs soulmates were slightly hinted at throughout the book. the love billy has for camila and the love daisy has for billy is unreal and heart wrenching.
i am particularly a sucker for different writing formats so i was really intrigued by the interview style given by the author. i also like how we got to see the main characters struggle to remember things exactly the same due to the effects all the drugs had on them and how in the long run, messed up how they saw things. 
i was in awe by the ending of this book along with the reveal of who the, “author” really is. my only wish is that camila gets her song <3
this story is captivating and had my eyes glued to it which is why i gave it 5 stars and claim it as my now favorite book. 
please read it if you have the chance, i promise you will love it!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Grief, and Cursing

marci7's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Such an honest, real book. Which made it a hard read, but ultimately a beautiful read. Equally about pain, addiction, regret and hope, love, and healing. 

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Content Warnings

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

saxi's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Gaslighting

Minor: Blood and Vomit

tiredtori's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.5

The characters were interesting if a little frustrating in their decision making. I really enjoyed the interview style that it was told in but I wouldn't recommend listening to the audiobook as I usually do with this style. it was a lot easier to read it physically than listen to it.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Blood, Ableism, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

mentallyillqueer's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abortion