Daisy Jones & The Six

I can't recommend the audiobook enough! Great cast and vocal performances. This read is like cocaine (appropriately) for lovers of rock and roll history and a good story. I was hooked start to finish!

Definitely lived up to the hype.
Almost devoured in one sitting, it's that much of a page-turner.
The author does such an amazing job she'll have you believing Daisy Jones and The Six are a real band from the 70s.
The format was nothing like I expected. It read like an interview with frequent changes in POV from band members, girlfriends, etc...
Not what I'd usually buy or read but I'm so glad I did both.

The audiobook is pretty amazing!

Stunning.

It's ALMOST a 4 star. Didn't love the story but it was still enjoyable. I'm 100% gonna watch the movie when it comes out tho

this book was incorrectly named daisy jones and the six, it should have been called camila dunne puts everyone in their place

I had a hard time getting into this one at first, but once I did, I was totally rapt with the story. The oral history/interview storytelling, though it's been done well before (e.g. World War Z) was the perfect form for this narrative. At first, it felt cliche; the character building was so expected, and the plot like any other “making of the band” movie/show/etc I've seen. But once it got going, there started to be some complexity to the characters that made it interesting and very real, and I found myself emotionally invested. I had to remind myself that this band never existed, so there's no diving into a research hole of Google images and old magazine or Times articles like I might after, say, watching Bohemian Rhapsody. I think there were some missed opportunities at the end to do something unexpected or subversive but I realize this isn't that kind of book, so all in all, it was an entertaining read. Rock n' Roll!!!! \m/

I received this book free through Goodreads in exchange for a review.

This is the third book by Taylor Jenkins Reid I've read and, man, what a ride.

Daisy Jones & The Six is about a fictional 70s rock group, made up of party-girl singer Daisy Jones and rock band The Six. Both acts had been famous before their collaboration, and the collaboration catapulted them even further into stardom.

Honestly, I don't really care about 70s rock, but Reid could write a tech manual and make it interesting and I'd probably read it. The highs and lows of Daisy and the members of The Six were so well told. The format was really interesting as well, done as compiled interviews with everyone - it's like if Behind the Music was a book.

This isn't my favorite of Reid's books I've read but it was still a page turner and I enjoyed reading it. The blurb on the back had me wanting to know what happened, but I found the answer to be a bit disappointing - I thought the reveal in Evelyn Hugo was more interesting overall. I didn't really need the full lyrics to the hit album in the back, but I could see some people really enjoying that.

This was definitely another good read from Reid and I look forward to reading her books I've missed and whatever she puts out in the future.

I first read this in 2020 and rated it 1 star and my review was the words: “never again”

Well I read it again because I wanted to give it a second chance, especially since I was in a better state of mind and wow yeah it's a solid 3.5 stars for me.

Daisy annoyed me to no end but I loved how unique each character is and now I can't wait to read Malibu rising lol

I adored this book, and I really didn't expect to. I tried listening to the audiobook because of the hype around the book and couldn't get into it, so I gave up pretty quickly. But something made me go back and try again, and I'm really glad I did. (The instrumental version of Honeycomb at the end was such a nice surprise.)

In terms of story, I really liked how open-ended it was about what happened (if anything) between Billy and Daisy after Camilla's death.

I'm not sure how I feel about the twist with Julia being the one writing the story, and it seemed a little too convenient that Camila wasn't around to speak about that last conversation with Daisy. Still, I found that a pretty minor flaw in what was overall a really enjoyable book.

Like I mentioned, I listened to the audiobook so I can't compare it to the experience of reading the physical book but it felt really alive as an audiobook, with the characters so vivid. The voice acting was excellent. Highly recommended.

Wasn't sure how much I was going to like the book because I wasn't really a fan of the narration style but I ended up enjoying it. Looking forward to the tv adaptation and being able to actually listen to all of daisy jones and the six songs on the show

I've heard raving reviews about this book, and especially the audiobook (since it has a full cast) and it did not disappoint! I listened to it all in one day. Not sure if I would have enjoyed it as much if I had read the book instead of listened to the audiobook, but the audiobook is definitely a 5/5 for me!

The fact that the story was told through an interview was really unique and I enjoyed hearing about everyone's perspectives too. I also loved certain elements of feminism, e.g. talking about how Daisy Jones handled being a woman in a male-dominated field, and how Karen confronted Graham about the responsibilities of motherhood.

I think another reason why I loved this book was how much it reminded me of Fleetwood Mac, one of my favorite bands of all time. It obviously isn't the same story, but it definitely sounded Fleetwood Mac-esque and I loved that!

I've heard raving reviews about this book, and especially the audiobook (since it has a full cast) and it did not disappoint! I listened to it all in one day. Not sure if I would have enjoyed it as much if I had read the book instead of listened to the audiobook, but the audiobook is definitely a 5/5 for me!

The fact that the story was told through an interview was really unique and I enjoyed hearing about everyone's perspectives too. I also loved certain elements of feminism, e.g. talking about how Daisy Jones handled being a woman in a male-dominated field, and how Karen confronted Graham about the responsibilities of motherhood.

I think another reason why I loved this book was how much it reminded me of Fleetwood Mac, one of my favorite bands of all time. It obviously isn't the same story, but it definitely sounded Fleetwood Mac-esque and I loved that!

Despite my obsessive passionate disposition and my ability to make every single book I read a personality trait, I am slightly terrified of giving books 5 stars. I just don't want to overhype a book and have someone read it, hate it, and then assume I have awful taste in books. Like I probably do have awful taste in books I have read the Foxhole Court 13 times, but I don't want others to think that about me.

That being said, I fucking loved this book and want to keep it at 5 stars. I might change it bc reasons said above. But if I ever do, just know it is actually a 5 star book and is worth all the hype that surrounds it.

what i liked
- how funny this was, i mean at the core of it this is not a light-hearted book but some parts were hilarious
- badass women!!! being badass!!! doing hot girl shit!!!
- what a fucking page turner
- i highlighted the living hell out of this book

what i didn't like
- the cheating & how everyone was cool with it
- how anticlimactic this really was, like i was expecting some epic shit and then it came down to it & i was like ''that's it? what even was the point of so much build-up then?''
- this book was just everyone being a horrible person for 300 pages straight
- killing camila off so that billy & daisy could be together
- wtf was that ‘‘twist''?!

bottom line: was this as good as the seven husbands of evelyn hugo? lol, clearly not

This book makes me want to read a biography of Fleetwood Mac in the 70s - I enjoyed it a lot, and I know enough about that era to get a lot of the parallels here, but I'm pretty sure the real band was even more dramatic and drugged-out. I liked the oral-history style of the narrative here, especially as I got further in and was able to tell all the characters apart. The downside is that there wasn't really much getting into any character's POV or thoughts, since the oral history device puts everything at a remove of 30 or so years. Despite that, I really did enjoy this, especially the two twists at the end which I won't spoil here. One is similar to what happened in [b:The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 32620332 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1498169036s/32620332.jpg 46885151], but felt a lot more natural here, for whatever reason, and the other was unexpected but really satisfying. This is a beach read in the best sense - fun, juicy, and easy to read. (Also, I love Karen. Just saying.)

i couldn't stop thinking about fleetwood mac while reading this book and it almost disturbed me, but not in a bad way. then i did my research and i found out that one of taylor jenkins reid's biggest inspiration for the book was fleetwood ‪mac and i wasn't even surprised because well, we can tell.

it almost disturbed me but i didn't know why until i really started to think about it more. i realized that it was hard for me to imagine my favorite bands and artists like that, because i knew deep inside of me that the book, though it is pure fiction, depicts a reality that we tend to ignore.
it's so hard for me (and for all of us i guess) to imagine celebrities like that, because we idealize them, and when it comes to bands, we idealize their relationships with each other, we think that reality is what they show us when most of the time what happens backstage is completely different compared to what happens in front of the cameras.

maybe i'm going too far and i'm over analyzing but i really think that taylor jenkins reid had that in mind. and maybe i'm wrong but at least reading this amazing book made me realize something which is that we idolize and idealize celebrities too much, so much that we become completely delusional and it becomes unhealthy.

apart from that, this book was amazing, taylor jenkins reid is a genius just because of all the research she might have done for this book. she did it for all the 70's music lovers because of the many references which made me enjoy this book so so much, and also because of the atmosphere that felt so real i mean wow not a lot of authors can do that.

Unimpressed. Loosely based on Fleetwood Mac, I have read, but it doesn't resonate at all. Told in a set of interview snippets, a device that works well, it describes the rise and fall of a barely credible band and the snorefest of a soap opera that happens within the membership. You would get more of a sense of this from listening to Fleetwood Mac's “Go Your Own Way” and “Dreams” than you do from this book. Daisy occasionally almost seems real, but the others never do. Big disappointment.

This is a really great documentary style read about a fictional late 70s rock band. It felt very Fleetwood Mac / Little Feat + Linda Ronstadt. I'm sure I'm far from the first person to make those comparisons. The world the author builds is very convincing. I had some minor quibbles with some of the characterizations, but overall, it was really engrossing, couldn't put it down. Hope the show does it justice. 4.5

How is this not a real band?

The backstory, complexity and flaws in every character made them feel so real. The full cast in the audiobook really brings them alive.

The complicated relationships, the drama, the rise and fall of the band. This story made my heart hurt from start to finish.

I think this is a much better book than Evelyn Hugo; far better written, more cohesive, and more efficient. But unlike Hugo, this left me so cold. I was somewhat enjoying it at first, but it drags on a tad too long, and spent far too little time on the supporting cast. Couldn't tell any of the bandmates apart really. And Billy + Daisy's relationship felt so undercooked. Well, a lot of things here did. Honestly, just not a fulfilling read. But oh well

I loved the story! It tries to show us a interesting perspective on musicians and their addictions during the 70's.

I am absolutely speechless. I have no words to describe how much I LOVED this book. The tension between Daisy and Billy was done so well and I loved every moment with them, especially towards the middle/end. Some other things I loved are: the song lyrics, Camila being Billy's rock, the moments that matched/lined up with the show, Karen being a complete badass, Simone and Daisy's friendship, finding out who the “author” was, & almost all the moments with the whole band being together...they were so wholesome sometimes.

Quotes I loved the most will be below:

This book. It has a very Behind the Music/Almost Famous feel to it. It chronicles the rise and fall of fictional rock band Daisy Jones & the Six in the 1970s. It's written in the form of one long interview, with band members, former crew members, journalists, etc. recounting their experiences with the band. There are plenty of highs and lows that will keep you hooked on the story and wishing that this was actually a real band because by the end, it felt like they could have been. The author did an incredible job giving each character their own personality and one of my favorite things about this book was reading how each person remembered certain events or had different takeaways from what was actually happening.

I can totally picture this as a television series, with flashbacks to the 70s interspersed with present-day interviews from each of the characters and performances of the original songs featured in the book. I'm really excited to see how Reese Witherspoon & co. adapt this!!

Thanks to NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

honestly a part of me wants to give this a 4.75 because the ending broke my heart (miss jenkins reid i am begging you to give me ONE happy ending just ONE) but i cannot in good conscience do so because this book fucks so hard. this was a reread for me brought on by the midness of the show which goes to illustrate the fuckability