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A review by izzybeereads
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5.0
Rating: ★★★★★/5 stars
What could I possibly say about Daisy Jones & the Six that could do this story justice? This is a story that walks you through the journey of the rise and fall of an infamous 70s rock band, as well as the rises and falls of the band members within. Even more importantly, this is a story about love, loss, and addiction.
When I first downloaded this book in its audiobook form, to be completely honest I was not expecting anything from. Little did I know, this story would give me everything I could have wanted from it. I had heard the praise surrounding it, but I only had a vague idea of what the story was about. I merely downloaded it on a whim, hoping it would entertain me in some way and oh boy did it delivered.
Reading this story was like opening up my heart and pulling it from my chest over and over again. Perhaps I'm being dramatic, but I cannot explain my experience in any other way. The unbelievable rawness of the characters and their emotions throughout this novel made me connect with this story in a way that was entirely unexpected. Taylor Jenkins Reid's perfectly crafted a complex set of characters, all with countless flaws, that you could do nothing but feel for. You loved them but were endlessly frustrated by their actions. I was invested in them, and when their hearts broke so did mine.
If Taylor Jenkins Reid's phenomenal ability at drawing you into the lives and hearts of the characters you read about is not the only thing to make this story, but so is her portrayal of 70s rock and addiction. Addiction is something that can be done entirely wrong in fiction, with unrealistic portrayals of recovery and relapse. However, Reid did it right. I had no other words than, yes. Yes, this is truth. This is honesty. This is ugly and it is pain, and we don't a single moment of it romanticized or lessened for the stomachs of the readers. Not only do we get to the see this accurate portrayal of those who have an addiction, but we get see the portrayal of those who care for the one that is addicted. We see instances of characters choosing to ignore the addiction for their own comfort and sanity, those who may begin to be "fed up" by the inconvenience of the addiction, and those who fight and fight and fight for the individual only to struggle with their own self blame for just not "saying the right words" to save them. Just another instance of how real and raw this extraordinary story is.
My praise for Daisy Jones & the Six does not stop with those things, but I could possibly drone on and on forever about this story (and I likely will). It was emotional, it was atmospheric, it was innovative. It was everything I could have wanted it to be and more and little did I know that when I first began this novel it was going to quickly become one of my all-time favorites. I will most certainly be looking into more of Reid's writing and thinking about Daisy Jones & the Six for years to come.
What could I possibly say about Daisy Jones & the Six that could do this story justice? This is a story that walks you through the journey of the rise and fall of an infamous 70s rock band, as well as the rises and falls of the band members within. Even more importantly, this is a story about love, loss, and addiction.
When I first downloaded this book in its audiobook form, to be completely honest I was not expecting anything from. Little did I know, this story would give me everything I could have wanted from it. I had heard the praise surrounding it, but I only had a vague idea of what the story was about. I merely downloaded it on a whim, hoping it would entertain me in some way and oh boy did it delivered.
Reading this story was like opening up my heart and pulling it from my chest over and over again. Perhaps I'm being dramatic, but I cannot explain my experience in any other way. The unbelievable rawness of the characters and their emotions throughout this novel made me connect with this story in a way that was entirely unexpected. Taylor Jenkins Reid's perfectly crafted a complex set of characters, all with countless flaws, that you could do nothing but feel for. You loved them but were endlessly frustrated by their actions. I was invested in them, and when their hearts broke so did mine.
If Taylor Jenkins Reid's phenomenal ability at drawing you into the lives and hearts of the characters you read about is not the only thing to make this story, but so is her portrayal of 70s rock and addiction. Addiction is something that can be done entirely wrong in fiction, with unrealistic portrayals of recovery and relapse. However, Reid did it right. I had no other words than, yes. Yes, this is truth. This is honesty. This is ugly and it is pain, and we don't a single moment of it romanticized or lessened for the stomachs of the readers. Not only do we get to the see this accurate portrayal of those who have an addiction, but we get see the portrayal of those who care for the one that is addicted. We see instances of characters choosing to ignore the addiction for their own comfort and sanity, those who may begin to be "fed up" by the inconvenience of the addiction, and those who fight and fight and fight for the individual only to struggle with their own self blame for just not "saying the right words" to save them. Just another instance of how real and raw this extraordinary story is.
My praise for Daisy Jones & the Six does not stop with those things, but I could possibly drone on and on forever about this story (and I likely will). It was emotional, it was atmospheric, it was innovative. It was everything I could have wanted it to be and more and little did I know that when I first began this novel it was going to quickly become one of my all-time favorites. I will most certainly be looking into more of Reid's writing and thinking about Daisy Jones & the Six for years to come.