Reviews with content warning for Alcoholism - Daisy Jones & The Six

It was a good read and the unique method of how it was written, in the manner of interviews with the band and various other adjacent people, really helped sell the "now" feeling of rock and roll and history and messy messy relationships. It was interesting to see the various views of the same event all at once instead of spaced into different POV chapters. This stylistic choice definitely would not work for most but it did here, in a Rolling Stone memorial kind of way. That said, I could not stop myself from constantly thinking "Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac" because, well... Honestly. What other band had such dynamic personalities and messy interpersonal relationships etc? I'm of the age where that real history has become just another pop culture touch-point and I'm pretty sure Reid was fully aware of how she was going to be using that resonance every minute she was writing this book.

Most of the characters were messy and, often, downright unlikeable at various points but it made sense. These were bigger than life personalities and we were not meant to identify with them. Sympathize, maybe. Worry about them, castigate them, definitely. But they are not the sort of character you hang out with and have a nice chat. They're far too narrow-focused to be good company. Which actually made it interesting in the final chapter when we found out what everyone was up to post-band, post-fame.

To be 100% honest, though... I liked The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo better. :)

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erinwolf1997's review

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emotional sad tense 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

4.25

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annagerman's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.0

This was just a fun time.
I really liked the characters, there was a strong cast of likable supporting characters, some of them were more superficial but still enjoyable.
I loved the setting - I'm a sucker for the 70s.

I'm really glad I listened to the book on audio, the full cast was amazing and gave a really distinct voice to each character, with great emotional preformances. I'm not even sure I would have made it though the book otherwise, cause the interview format in written form seems a bit boring. But the audio made it believable and engaging.

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