Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

132 reviews

samantha_06x's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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? Yes

3.75

I had high expectations going into this book as I have read The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and that book was a perfect 5 star read for me. I love the authors' style of writing it really hooks you in immediately and everyone raved about this book so I wanted read it and see what all the fuss was about. 
I will start with what I loved about the book so that I can make it clear that I did enjoy reading it and I don't think this was a bad book. I really enjoyed the interview format and how we were easily able to get into the character's heads while hearing them tell their own stories. This allowed me to get connected with the characters and added a sense of realism to the book as you just know that this is how actual interviews would be executed. The book also played with the idea of unreliable narrators as they are retelling the story years after the events, most of them were on something during the events and they may not even want to share everything with the audience and be so exposed. This allowed for a different style of comedy with the characters contradicting each other during their interviews and showing that often people remember what pleases themselves. Obviously the author did not invent the interview style of writing but it is definitely not done enough and contributed to my enjoyment of this book. 
As well as this I liked the introduction of the characters (specifically the first 2 chapters). I read on a kindle and before buying a book I like to read a sample so that I can decide if I want to continue reading. When I read the sample of the book I immediately bought the book to continue reading and it is not often that samples make me instantly buy a book. 

What I didn't like about the book was the repetition at least for me I felt towards the middle of the book it was a lot of the same things. Billy and Daisy arguing, writing music and everyone is high and drunk, I don' t think the intention was to glamorise substance abuse as the book highlights the issues that stem from it and Billy's struggle with staying sober. However I have seen this argued in other reviews. Potentially the repetition came from the fact that I read this in 2 days, maybe if I read it over a week it would be more tolerable so that will be something to consider when rereading. 

Overall the book was a solid 3.75 it wasn't a 4 because I felt that books in the past I have rated 4 stars were books that I enjoyed a lot more than this one. But it was a good read that I mostly enjoyed and would reread again. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

Minor: Grief

abbystapleton's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Vomit and Blood

skeptic_hecate's review

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I was fortunate enough to experience this book as an audiobook, and the voice acting was supreme. It really gave each and every character a distinct personality and layers. The book is simply amazing, I felt part of the story. The narration is so vivid, it moved me in so many different ways. Don't get me wrong, most of the characters are assholes, in their own specific selfish brand of assholeness, but, they are so realistic, lovable and vulnerable because of that. I cannot wait to read more books from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Blood and Abortion

samcanuel's review

funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0

Daisy Jones is a book that I feel lived up to the hype. It’s a really fun, quick read that still gives you a lot to think about. I really liked the interview style it’s written in, which I thought was pretty unique. I liked that we got to see each character’s story and their thoughts. The characters were complicated and I loved them and I hated them at different points. The roles of the female characters in the book were so important to me. I would recommend this to anyone drawn to the glamour and drama of a 70’s rock band or someone who’s looking to get out of a reading slump.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, and Abortion

Minor: Blood and Vomit

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

this book has truly changed my life.

these characters all feel so real to me. i can’t believe they don’t really exist. i wish i could hug daisy :( 

i can’t wait to watch the show :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Alcoholism, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Blood, Abortion, and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder and War

a huge part of the book, especially daisy and billie’s characters, deals with drug use & addiction so be cautious

marissasa's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

I listened to this on audiobook while reading along and it definitely raised my ranking, since the audio has a full cast with different narrators for each character's dialogue. I liked the novelty of the story being told through an interview format, but ultimately I do think this story would work better for a screen adaptation because you'd get to see the drama play out and see them actually perform the rock songs that are described so well. I will have to watch the tv series for this that just came out and see! But it was a fun drama-filled read all around.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death, and Toxic friendship

daringreader13's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Abortion

anielabooks's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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

4.5

I enjoyed this book very much. The audiobook format really sold it for me. The plot was entertaining, and the dialogue was engaging. It felt like watching the documentary of a famous band after they’ve broken up. I’m motivated to watch the Amazon prime series after finishing. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Blood, Sexism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Grief, Vomit, Chronic illness, and Cursing

viacrow's review

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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Blood

smalljoys's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.0

incredible character building and arc. dynamic, deep and strong women who are all distinct in their different lifestyles and identities. in depth view of addiction and the constant challenges it poses as one becomes sober. <spoilers> not quite on board with the infidelity/adultery. <spoilers> thoroughly enjoyed the other parts of this novel 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent and Misogyny

Minor: Blood and Cancer