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“An explosive, dynamite, down-and-dirty look at a fictional rock band told in an interview style that gives it irresistible surface energy.”—Elin Hilderbrand
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Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now.
Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock ’n’ roll she loves most. By the time she’s twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things.
Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she’s pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road.
Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend.
The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice.
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I loved this book. I listened to the audio book and thoroughly it enjoyed once I got the characters straight.
For those who might follow my reviews, my to-read pile may have just gotten significantly more predictable with my last two books.
I have become enamored by the way this author tells a story. And while this one is told quite differently, it is just as compelling. Straddling between a novel and screenplay format, this entire narration is shared in the style of an interview, from a varied number of viewpoints that might be considered a risky tactic in any other book.
But in honesty, it’s because the author includes each of these perspectives that this story of Daisy Jones, Billy Dunne, and The Six is something I couldn’t put down. It was equal parts inspiring and heartbreaking. Each of these characters remember events from the past in different ways. And it’s, ironically, an eye-opening way of sharing the human truth that we all see things through the lens of our own experiences.
There’s a nostalgia to the period when this story takes place. There was a lot of crazy stuff going on, lots of social unrest, and an awful lot of experimenting, to find oneself amidst the beautiful yet confusing chaos of life in the 70s.
And the way music both bridges that gap and then burns it down, it’s the centerpiece of this novel. And it shows just how powerful a set of lyrics and a tune can be. There are subtle messages, interpreted so many different ways and from so many varied perspectives.
It’s the perfect backdrop for one of the overarching themes for this time in history: make love, not war. And ironically, in a book that centers itself around musical expression, audible lyrics, and heart-shaking rhythm, it’s the silence between it all that speaks this message the loudest.
Good rock and roll story. I typically don’t like interview format books but it worked really well in this one.
I loved this book!! I felt like a fly on the wall observing the inside story of a rock band!!
I listened to the audio version of this. I loved it so much that I listened to the entire thing in one day. I really wasn’t sure how I felt when I saw the book had a “full cast” but I’m so glad I jumped in. This was so good and heartbreaking and all of the characters were so broken, which makes them so lovable. You want to take each one and give them a hug. Camilla was so hopeful and I almost wanted to slap her for being naive. Karen was badass and I loved her thoughts while she handled a certain situation. Daisy was her own worst enemy and I think everyone on Earth could relate to her unrequited love, which is what makes her so relatable. Billy is a pompous ass who was so wrapped up in his own head and his own fear of failure that it’s a miracle he ever completed a song. The ending of the book is good but now I feel like I need another epilogue, but I would secretly hope that Daisy wouldn’t put up with his bullshit!
I enjoyed this listen, but don’t really understand the parallels that reviewers were drawing between Fleetwood Mac and the Six. Not even close.
The cast was great, but the amount of huffing and sighing in the narration, especially from Daisy, was distracting to the point of being irritating.
Good story. Thanks for the memories of the seventies and eighties music scene.
This book was phenomenal. Daisy Jones and the Six is like touring with a 70s rock band in the 70s. It brings you the sights, sounds, fashions, and energy of being behind the scenes.
Daisy Jones was the IT girl. The up and coming woman everyone wanted at their party. She was a gorgeous and talented singer and songwriter, exuding sexuality and excitement. The Six were a a band on the rise lead by Billy Dunne. Put them together and sparks fly.
The story is told through a Rolling Stone type interview. As I read it I pictured it as a documentary collaboration by Ken Burns and Jann Wenner. It has great character development, the personalities jump off the page. I didn’t even need to see who was talking at different points because I could just tell from what was said.
The pacing was great. I didn’t want it to end but couldn’t wait to finish it just to see what would happen. We are told what will happen in the beginning but the journey was everything.
I just learned that Reese Witherspoon has optioned the book and Amazon will turn it into a limited series. I can’t wait to hear the music.
Thank you to Goodreads, Ballentine Books, Random House Books for the advanced copy in return for an unbiased review.
I loved this book. It was beautifully written with a wonderful storyline that I couldn’t wait to finish but was gutted when it was over. I highly recommend this book.
Raw, emotive, and addictively voyeuristic, Daisy Jones & The Six is imbued with the same anguished heart that fuels the very best rock ‘n’ roll. Like my favorite albums, this book will live with me for a very long time.
A very creative way to present the story. I really enjoyed it!
I enjoyed this book, but wasn’t blown away by it. The oral history format was different, and for this story probably better than a first person narrative. I didn’t get emotionally involved in the book until the end, but I sure did then. I will try to listen to it in audio book format at some point to see if it strikes me more then
Absolutely loved this book. It had me hooked. Very different too. Fantastic writer!
Unfortunately, this book might have ruined me for all other books. It was absolutely brilliant. Felt gutted when it was over. Brilliant characters, immersive story, lots of tension, loved Karen, fancied Billy. Only problem was: the lyrics – they were naff as hell! 🙂
I’m nervously anticipating the TV series/film!
I’ll keep this short. When a book makes you download the author’s entire backlist, you know it’s a good one!
4.8
Taylor Jenkins Reid has blown me away again. I am in awe of her talent, being able to create characters and storylines that have me questioning HOW in the world it could be fiction. The audiobook was so fun to listen to and I loved that she has a different person reading for each of the characters. I think I just enjoyed this so much because I’ve never read/listened to anything like it.
This book also has me thinking TJR would be a great lyric writer
Loved this book a bunch when I thought i would not, but as it turned out it was one of my favorites. Loved the main character and some of the members of Six. I love music and this took me into the beating heart of rock n roll.
Utterly addictive, a phenomenal writing style that captivates the reader from the first page.
An interesting look behind what it must be like to be a rock-n-roll star.
A friend had told me this wasn’t one of her friends but I decided to give it a try . I loved it – the writing style was quirky but it really worked for this story – I will be recommending this book to other friends.
Feminist much?! That’s a good thing! All the movies I’ve seen about rock stars and bands are all so macho heavy, and this book is at times too regarding some characters, but Daisy comes in ready to change the view of women in music. I really enjoyed the multiple perspectives and the narrators did such a tremendous job keeping me hooked. Sex, drugs, music, cheating, getaways… who doesn’t love to hear a little bid bad once in a while?! The ending was even more powerful than I thought it was going to be. This book was seriously written like the band actually existed… such great writing! Will have to buy a physical copy to forever keep on my shelf.