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maria_pomor's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
ineenia's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
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
4.0
azaharavila's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
bookishtiff1's review against another edition
4.0
Q: What is your favourite genre of music?
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Everybody knows Daisy Jones and the Six. From the moment Daisy walked barefoot on to the stage at the Whisky, she and the band were a sensation. Their sound defined an era. Their albums were on every turntable. They played sold-out arenas from coast to coast. Then, on 12 July 1979, it all came crashing down. They were lovers, friends, brothers. But they were also rivals. This is the story of their legendary rise and irrevocable fall. A story of ambition, desire, heartbreak and music. Everyone was there. Everyone remembers it differently. Nobody knew why they split. Until now... -
This was my first TJR book ever and I was definitely not disappointed!! It’s so far from what I normally read which I thought was really refreshing. It was told in the style of an interview with a lot of structure to it, it looked like a script. It flowed so beautifully and naturally and I adored it!! I was slightly nervous to pick this up because I know how many people love it and hype it up as well as hype of TJR but for me personally, it definitely lived up to the hype! I adored all the characters and couldn’t put it down! Billy and Daisy were such beautiful characters that were beautifully written, I cannot imagine them being any different! I cannot wait for the show on Prime and I really hope that the series does it justice because this really was a stunning book!! I cannot wait to read more from Reid!!!
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Q: Have you read it? What did you think?
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Everybody knows Daisy Jones and the Six. From the moment Daisy walked barefoot on to the stage at the Whisky, she and the band were a sensation. Their sound defined an era. Their albums were on every turntable. They played sold-out arenas from coast to coast. Then, on 12 July 1979, it all came crashing down. They were lovers, friends, brothers. But they were also rivals. This is the story of their legendary rise and irrevocable fall. A story of ambition, desire, heartbreak and music. Everyone was there. Everyone remembers it differently. Nobody knew why they split. Until now... -
This was my first TJR book ever and I was definitely not disappointed!! It’s so far from what I normally read which I thought was really refreshing. It was told in the style of an interview with a lot of structure to it, it looked like a script. It flowed so beautifully and naturally and I adored it!! I was slightly nervous to pick this up because I know how many people love it and hype it up as well as hype of TJR but for me personally, it definitely lived up to the hype! I adored all the characters and couldn’t put it down! Billy and Daisy were such beautiful characters that were beautifully written, I cannot imagine them being any different! I cannot wait for the show on Prime and I really hope that the series does it justice because this really was a stunning book!! I cannot wait to read more from Reid!!!
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Q: Have you read it? What did you think?
supercoops's review against another edition
5.0
This book reminded me of Almost Famous but the interviewer is fairly anonymous. There were so many likeable characters and sometimes had conflicting people who were routing for. This is a interview led story about the makings of a band and everything in between. The book is about all the characters and not just focussed on Daisy which is what I thought when I started reading it. I can’t wait to read more from Taylor Jenkins Reid.
ri_ri's review against another edition
4.0
I don't know how to write this review and how to describe my emotions and what I felt reading this book in this review because everything felt so real and in my mind The Six and Daisy Jones were real. I had to check it on google like multiple times because I was literally in denial for the days when I started reading this book. I was watching the adaptation, listening to their songs on Spotify, listening to the audiobook of this book which is the best audiobook production I have ever listened to and it all felt so damn real to me.
The story is about Daisy Jones & The Six— a rock band in the 70s. I loved how Tjr brought out their story, their legacy, their history in this real world. There is drama, emotional moments that made me cry, angst and LOTS OF ANGST, music that touches your soul, heartbreaks, love, family, friendships, comfort, care, toxicity, drugs, addiction, and just everything you want. Honestly, I was a bit scared of reading this book and I have no idea why because I thought this book wasn't for me but I was so wrong.
Taylor's writing is so beautiful and she perfectly captured the dynamics of the band and the relationships. This book is written in interview format and it was like reading same story but from different people's point of view. They all wanted to tell their version of the story but in the end it all lead to one ending. The end of an era and the end of Daisy Jones & The Six.
Reading this book felt like sometimes I was with them and other times it was like watching a show on television about everything that happened behind the scenes. How they all started off with Dunne brothers and then Karen joined in and they became The Six and then they met Daisy and wrote some of the most iconic songs of the history until everything just ended. What happened that broke the Daisy Jones & The Six was the biggest mystery but the moment everyone came clean about their side of story it all made sense. They all had same dreams and goals in the starting which was to be the biggest rock band in the world but as time passed people changed, their dreams changed, their struggles changed them, their perspective of other band members changed. The band was constantly developing, changing and soaring to new heights of the success. They had a great time and they really were the greatest rock band of their era. They wrote the greatest of the greatest songs, produced music and made albums and did interviews but sometimes things just end before you realise they were ending.
I don't know anything about America and their music history in the 70s but Taylor transported me right there into the magic of the Daisy Jones & The Six. All the characters were beautifully layered and complex, and everyone had their own insecurities, issues, needs, goals, dreams and it was amazing to see them all work together. They were flawed, raw, had addictions and their vices and that made them toxic but that also made me see them more as just a human. I wanted to scream at them, I wanted to shake them just to stop giving in to their addictions but mostly I wanted to hug them. Taylor writes one of the best fmc in her books and I have always loved them but this time was different. I loved Camila and Karen more than I liked Daisy. I know Daisy was supposed to be the main character of this book but Karen, Camila and Graham stole all the spotlight from the infamous Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne for me.
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The story is about Daisy Jones & The Six— a rock band in the 70s. I loved how Tjr brought out their story, their legacy, their history in this real world. There is drama, emotional moments that made me cry, angst and LOTS OF ANGST, music that touches your soul, heartbreaks, love, family, friendships, comfort, care, toxicity, drugs, addiction, and just everything you want. Honestly, I was a bit scared of reading this book and I have no idea why because I thought this book wasn't for me but I was so wrong.
“But loving somebody isn’t perfection and good times and laughing and making love. Love is forgiveness and patience and faith and every once in a while, it’s a gut punch. That’s why it’s a dangerous thing, when you go loving the wrong person. When you love somebody who doesn’t deserve it. You have to be with someone that deserves your faith and you have to be deserving of someone else’s. It’s sacred.”
Taylor's writing is so beautiful and she perfectly captured the dynamics of the band and the relationships. This book is written in interview format and it was like reading same story but from different people's point of view. They all wanted to tell their version of the story but in the end it all lead to one ending. The end of an era and the end of Daisy Jones & The Six.
“But music is never about music. If it was, we’d be writing songs about guitars. But we don’t. We write songs about women. Women will crush you, you know? I suppose everybody hurts everybody, but women always seem to get back up, you ever notice that? Women are always still standing.”
Reading this book felt like sometimes I was with them and other times it was like watching a show on television about everything that happened behind the scenes. How they all started off with Dunne brothers and then Karen joined in and they became The Six and then they met Daisy and wrote some of the most iconic songs of the history until everything just ended. What happened that broke the Daisy Jones & The Six was the biggest mystery but the moment everyone came clean about their side of story it all made sense. They all had same dreams and goals in the starting which was to be the biggest rock band in the world but as time passed people changed, their dreams changed, their struggles changed them, their perspective of other band members changed. The band was constantly developing, changing and soaring to new heights of the success. They had a great time and they really were the greatest rock band of their era. They wrote the greatest of the greatest songs, produced music and made albums and did interviews but sometimes things just end before you realise they were ending.
“It is what I have always loved about music. Not the sounds or the crowds or the good times as much as the words— the emotions, and the stories, the truth— that you can let flow right out of your mouth. Music can dig, you know? It can take a shovel to your chest and just start digging until it hits something.”
I don't know anything about America and their music history in the 70s but Taylor transported me right there into the magic of the Daisy Jones & The Six. All the characters were beautifully layered and complex, and everyone had their own insecurities, issues, needs, goals, dreams and it was amazing to see them all work together. They were flawed, raw, had addictions and their vices and that made them toxic but that also made me see them more as just a human. I wanted to scream at them, I wanted to shake them just to stop giving in to their addictions but mostly I wanted to hug them. Taylor writes one of the best fmc in her books and I have always loved them but this time was different. I loved Camila and Karen more than I liked Daisy. I know Daisy was supposed to be the main character of this book but Karen, Camila and Graham stole all the spotlight from the infamous Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne for me.
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mariskyjy's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
hollidayreadswithme's review against another edition
3.0
What can I say about this?
I think the issue that I see is that I can’t get myself behind the hype.
I pushed myself to finish this book. I listened to the audiobook and then finished off the book in print.
I didn’t care for this book at all. I thought that the story was told in an interesting way but I feel like it’s lazy storytelling. By setting this up as a multitude of interviews, Reid gets to tell instead of show. We get hearsay about the people from that time. We get feminist narratives that are pushed on the characters instead of developed. I understand where that comes from and I wanted to root for some of the characters but I disliked all of them because their perceptions of each other were wholly negative. Not to mention the stereotypes trotted in.
This book got a lot of hype because of the quotable quotes and the 70’s rock backdrop. I mean, who doesn’t like Fleetwood Mac? As for the execution and the story building, it just wasn’t there. It felt like a mixture of A Star is Born and the movie Almost Famous. I just felt like it didn’t bring a whole lot of new stuff to the table.
I really wanted to like this. But after this, I need to take a break from hyped books.
3 stars.
I think the issue that I see is that I can’t get myself behind the hype.
I pushed myself to finish this book. I listened to the audiobook and then finished off the book in print.
I didn’t care for this book at all. I thought that the story was told in an interesting way but I feel like it’s lazy storytelling. By setting this up as a multitude of interviews, Reid gets to tell instead of show. We get hearsay about the people from that time. We get feminist narratives that are pushed on the characters instead of developed. I understand where that comes from and I wanted to root for some of the characters but I disliked all of them because their perceptions of each other were wholly negative. Not to mention the stereotypes trotted in.
This book got a lot of hype because of the quotable quotes and the 70’s rock backdrop. I mean, who doesn’t like Fleetwood Mac? As for the execution and the story building, it just wasn’t there. It felt like a mixture of A Star is Born and the movie Almost Famous. I just felt like it didn’t bring a whole lot of new stuff to the table.
I really wanted to like this. But after this, I need to take a break from hyped books.
3 stars.