A review by feb_books
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

We love broken, beautiful people. And it doesn’t get much more obviously broken and more classically beautiful than Daisy Jones.

Daisy Jones & The Six, written in the form of interview transcripts, is a story about the rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer. And the reason behind their break up at the height of their popularity.

This was the third book by Taylor Jenkins Reid that I read. Let me tell you, if this book were tea, I would drink a whole kettle of it every day. Maybe I didn’t obsess with it as much as The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I’m too obsessed with that book that I will drink a gallon of poisonous tea brewed by Evelyn Hugo or Reid herself. But still, Daisy Jones & The Six was without a doubt a fantastic book. 

Reading this book was like watching a documentary. The story broke my heart. And it brokes it even more because I wanted these people: Daisy Jones and The Six to be nonfictional. That I could hear their music on Spotify, and I could listen to Billy and Daisy singing Honeycomb in real life. Without a doubt, Taylor Jenkins Reid is genius storytelling and a master in writing realistic and unique characters. She doesn’t care if the characters are loveable or not. She makes them make many mistakes, making them vulnerable and broken. I love her; I will read everything by her; I’m even willing to fight a war for her. 
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