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Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Start date: August 1, 2025

Finish date: August 31, 2025

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Apr 20, 2019 Susan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I had heard so many of my favorite booktubers hate on this book. It wasn't like one or two of them saying how disappointed they were it was everyone of them. Then one of them said she had heard the audio was amazing and reread it. She said she followed along in her physical book while listening to the audio and her 2 star rating went to a 4 star rating. More and more booktubers were reading it this way and loving it. I didn't even attempt to read the physical book without the audio. I have to sa I had heard so many of my favorite booktubers hate on this book. It wasn't like one or two of them saying how disappointed they were it was everyone of them. Then one of them said she had heard the audio was amazing and reread it. She said she followed along in her physical book while listening to the audio and her 2 star rating went to a 4 star rating. More and more booktubers were reading it this way and loving it. I didn't even attempt to read the physical book without the audio. I have to say I LOVED this book. I loved all the different character voices and it sounded like they were right there with you. They would chuckle in the middle of talking. It's so hard to describe. I just highly recommend reading the two at the same time. What a cool experience it made it.

Daisy was a singer with no real training. She was such a free spirit. She rarely wore shoes or a bra then. She had ideas of songs she would want to write and sing and was very headstrong and wasn't one to be pushed over.

Billy Dunne was the lead singer of The Six which is a band that he and his brother put together in the late 60's and early 70's. Little did they know they were going to be a hit sensation. Billy was a control freak and everyone pretty much did what Billy wanted but they knew Billy made things happen and what Billy touched turned into gold so they stayed quiet.

The book features commentary from all the band members, Graham (Billy's brother) Eddie (who didn't like Billy at all) Pete (Eddie's brother) Warren, and Karen. They eventually added on Daisy and this whole book is how The Six got their start and how they added Daisy and their rise to stardom. It also looks at the ugly side of rock n roll back then. The drugs and booze. Just how easy it was to cheat on the the ones you love.

This was such an incredible story and the audio is truly the way to go while reading the actual book too. I wouldn't read the book without the audio and I wouldn't listen to it without the physical book either they go hand in hand for an amazingly awesome reading experience. ...more

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Oct 05, 2019 Keri rated it really liked it

Shelves: listened

I listened to this book, which I think was the way to go—the full cast was amazing and helped me make connections to who each character was more than if I was reading a physical copy. Even so, I think I’d enjoy reading a physical copy along with it if ever did a reread or just read the physical to see what it’s like that way.

At first it stressed me out because I felt like I spent a lot of the book hoping Billy wouldn’t make more stupid mistakes and worrying about a cheesy forced Billy/Daisy hook I listened to this book, which I think was the way to go—the full cast was amazing and helped me make connections to who each character was more than if I was reading a physical copy. Even so, I think I’d enjoy reading a physical copy along with it if ever did a reread or just read the physical to see what it’s like that way.

At first it stressed me out because I felt like I spent a lot of the book hoping Billy wouldn’t make more stupid mistakes and worrying about a cheesy forced Billy/Daisy hookup to ruin things like a typical rock music band story would be.

I was pleasantly surprised with all the twists and turns this story took for so many characters and I was completely sucked into it as if I was watching a real life band documentary. The author’s writing was that good that I could picture it all as if it really happened and I was there. The entire time I wanted their albums. I still want to buy Aurora—can someone please make it?! Seriously, it kills me that I can’t listen to these songs.

Camila was my favorite character, from the start. She was such a strong woman and able to help so many of the characters with just her surety and pivotal moment things to say. She was a hero to me.

I also really liked Karen I felt like she was who she was and didn’t change things to make a man happy or to become famous, etc. She also was read by Judy Greer who I love, and her character had a lot of funny comments chiming in that I enjoyed.

Really, most of the characters whose voices we heard were great, but also very flawed. The only one I didn’t like at all was Eddie. But I feel like there’s always one of those types so it made sense and he wasn’t a very big part.

Billy was a pretty good character overall but he did have a lot of moments where I wanted to hit him. Same for Graham but way less moments I wanted to hit him.

Daisy was crazy and selfish and wild, but seemed like she had a lot of growth by the end and that hotel scene in Chicago was perfect. I loved all the connections made there and who was the one to help them all through that one conversation.

The ending was so different than I would’ve expected in the beginning and I loved it. I also loved learning who was doing the interviews and writing the book inside the story. So cool how that tied in.

Ugh, why can’t this be a real band?!?! I want to listen to those songs so badly. That’s my main complaint lol.
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Oct 06, 2019 Trisha rated it liked it

“Music is never about music. If it was, we'd be writing songs about guitars. But we don't. We write songs about women."

This was an interesting way to tell a story, for sure. In an "interview" type way where every person's words just have their name next to it as they respond to the situation being discussed. But I just didn't find myself pulled into the story. I did want to know more. I was sure there was a moving moral to the story - but it just felt like a long interview piece put out by a mag ...more

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Jan 20, 2020 Elizabeth rated it it was amazing

Shelves: american, chick-lit

Daisy Jones & The Six is the story of the fictional rock band The Six. Told through interviews, the members of the band explain their journey into stardom. The band, originally started as The Six, eventually includes Daisy Jones, an up and coming vocal star. Daisy has a big impact on the band, helping them hit all the top charts. The story tells about all of the inner dramas in the band, between affairs, drug addictions, and relationships, this book tells the inside of a rock and roll band - wha ...more

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Apr 11, 2020 Marie (UK) rated it liked it

Shelves: 2020-reading-challenge

there is nothing really wrong with this book and it si good to see an historical fiction that looks at something different. I thought the author managed to capture the feel of touring and the music industry. It just didn't really speak to me I am more of a classics person as far as music is concerned ...more

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