Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

201 reviews

annabella's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

For me, this was fine, but it was boring and really not much happened - which is okay, but I didn't feel enough connection to the characters to care about it being more character-focused. I'm interested in the author's writing as I think their approach to narrating books and creating fictions is more unique than I've seen, as in Evelyn Hugo, but, maybe it's because I was on the audiobook for this, it just felt extremely scattered and not cohesive. I found myself just wanting to get to the end, I knew it wouldn't really end well, but the whole book was an anti-climax that never felt it was even close to a climax in the first place. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion

kvroegop's review

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the rock n' roll, 70s, biopic vibes. My main complaint (that keeps this from 5 stars) was that I felt very thrown in, like I was supposed to know more about the band/world than I did when I started the book. I don't think I ever really nailed down the band members' roles exactly. I also was annoyed at how objectified Daisy was by everyone in her life (even the women!), but I also think that that's maybe part of her character? That's a half-baked thought.

Was I torn between the chemistry of Daisy and Billy and really wanting Billy to be a good husband/dad the whole time?

Yes. Did I cry? Yes. Am I proud of people who aren't even real? Yes. 

Gonna binge the whole TV show now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Abortion, Drug use, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Drug abuse

maxthebeetlesheep's review

dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Abortion, Vomit, Grief, and Death

atamano's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Blood, Abortion, and Vomit

haileyeh's review

reflective fast-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

1.0

You couldn’t pay me to care about these characters…

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, War, Death, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Sexual content

liabl_28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense medium-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

it's so hard for me to read or watch about infidelity, it makes me sick to my stomach, but god this book can be an exception.
Daisy Jones it's not a girl's girl, but i can't blame her

cause Billy didn't help with that either, Camila deserve  better, she's literally an angel

This is such a good book, the format is awesome for a history like this.

I LOVE IT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Infidelity, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Suicide

apthompson's review against another edition

reflective tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Drug use, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, and Eating disorder

kjm19's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

3.25

Daisy jones & the six is an emotional read, once you can get beyond the setting that you’ve seen dozens of times. It does feel too real at times with the documentary style, where the author has essentially plucked out a real band and situation and re-written it with other names and dates. However, it’s a nice easy time. 

It’s interesting hearing about all of these people with dreams and everything gets tangled with love and drugs and their relationships with themselves and how those aspects just make it impossible… How all of these people fall together and then have no choice but to walk away in spite of what they want and what they could have all together. It’s heartbreaking in some ways, but reassuring that you’re not the only one going through life as a victim of circumstance. It’s a human experience and we’re all humans (even rockstars). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexism, Abortion, Addiction, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Cancer, Alcohol, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

cdt96's review against another edition

funny reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Vomit, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Addiction

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Vomit, Abortion, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, War, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

leannanecdote's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Addiction, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Abandonment, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexism, Classism, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Alcohol