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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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Nov 06, 2020 Shan ~A~ rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical, audio, setting-us-california, musician, artist, road-trip, music

I started out reading it, but then picked up the audio book. I was enjoying it the first way, but am glad I started over on audio with this full cast for the roles in this book.

This was a heartbreakingly, beautiful and sad tale of the rise and eventual fall of Daisy Jones & The Six.

It was like I was listening to Unsung or Behind the Music or some other show that gives you info about the celebrities (singers or otherwise) that you've come to know and love.

My favorite quote and what made me kno ...more

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Feb 27, 2024 Jenn rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-star-reads, new-author-to-me, books-i-own, adult-fiction, read-in-2024, musicians, book-to-tv, all-time-faves

Ok, guys, why didn't I read this sooner? This book was MAGNETIC. I could not put it down. I would have read it in one sitting if I hadn't started it close to bed time and our bodies require this thing called sleep.

Daisy Jones & The Six follows the worlds most influential band from their rise to their fall. This fictional tale is told in an interview setting where the members of the band recount their days. Some tellings match while others don't which just add to the realness feel of this book because not everyone remembers moments exactly the same.

In the era of sex, drugs, and rock & roll, no one was immune - Daisy being hit the hardest. Daisy was an interesting character because she wasn't really likeable most of the time, but you could tell that she was hiding a lot of pain. She didn't want to live in the real world so she spent most of her days drunk or high. She thought she was the best thing since sliced bread and treated everyone around her pretty poorly. But she was an enigma and everyone was drawn to her - even us readers.

Including lead singer of the Six, Billy Dunne. Billy was my favorite character in the beginning. He had drive and vision. He loved his family and wanted to make a good life for him and his band. However, as the book went on, Billy's sobriety because an addiction for control and cracks began to form in the band.

The other band members also played pivotal parts with their recounts added layers to the story that we would never have gotten with only Billy and Daisy. The way the POV's switch back and forth with the interviews creates this really interesting narrative that drives this train until the end. I was 100% involved with them and wanted to know everything. I honestly didn't think that a book only of interviews would make for such a powerful read, but I found that I didn't need the descriptive details that normally fill a novel. The cast of characters really made you visualize the story in a way that I felt I was there with them listening as they were interviewed.

I'm glad I read this before watching the show. It's heighted my excitement and I'm ready to go watch these characters come to life. I'm also ready to check out more from Reid especially after hearing how her books seem to connect to each other in little ways. ...more

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Jun 02, 2019 Tanya Patrice rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook-is-better, audiobooks

First off - the audiobook is the way to go with this one. The narrators did an excellent job of making you feel the characters. That raspy voice of Daisy made her feel like a rockstar. I enjoyed this book - and with multiple points of view - sometimes some of them didn't feel necessary, but they did contribute to the vibe of the book. The rockstar lifestyle, the power of the group - all of it had me enthralled. ...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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Dec 05, 2020 Connie Anne Kikta rated it it was amazing

Shelves: listened-to-audio-book, cloud, last-chance-hooked-on-books

I loved this book. It came across as real and genuine. I had to double check to make sure this wasn't a real band. I loves all the stories and the interactions of the band members. Would recommend this book for sure. ...more

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