Daisy Jones & the Six

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Call Number: Fiction / Reid, Taylor, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Reid, Taylor Jenkins
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch

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"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 and 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. Another band getting noticed is The Six, 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 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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Best Book of the Summer submitted by selujules on July 25, 2019, 9:35pm I read a lot in the summer, and this book is the best book I've read. The format (think a transcript of VH1's Behind the Music) is PERFECT to tell this story. A pretty quick read, but thoughtful and so much fun. Loved it even more than her other book (Evelyn Hugo), but if you haven't read that either, it's also great!

Great, fast-paced read! submitted by zixyxuan on July 27, 2019, 3:22pm People have been raving about this book so I had to read (listen) to it. Personally, I didn't find it to be as good or better than Evelyn Hugo or some of TJR's other books. The story was definitely compelling (think A Star is Born, but less tragic), but I don't think it would have made any sense without listening to the audiobook. Since this book was also pretty short, we never really get to know any of the characters really well so I felt pretty aloof when they were dealing with major life problems. The storyline was also very predictable, though entertaining to read.

Overall rating: 3.25 / 5 Stars

I loved this book submitted by mbt on August 9, 2019, 11:57am Supposedly based on Stevie Nicks, this story about a tough, independent female singer, will keep you reading through the night. Daisy is brave and strong, but she is also someone you will want to reach out to and give a big hug. Written in a style unlike other books, Daisy Jones and six is a good, fun and quick read.

Captivating and Fast-Paced submitted by reaganmalcolm on June 19, 2020, 11:40pm Daisy Jones and the Six drew me into the story so quickly I didn't have time to grab a glass of water. The book is addicting, with a unique oral interview style that ricochets between members of a rising rock'n'roll band. It girl Daisy Jones is impossibly cool and flawed.

Dasiy submitted by Anthany on July 15, 2020, 11:08am The six

Innovative submitted by Cihendricks on July 26, 2020, 2:19pm I didn't expect to like this as much as I did. It was really delightful. And the narrative style was so unique and very compelling. The characters felt human, and the story as a whole just felt real. I can't recommend this highly enough.

Didn't work for me, but YMMV submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on June 18, 2021, 9:39pm I spent 7/8ths of this book thinking “why am I reading this?” It’s a fake documentary about a ‘70’s rock band. It’s about privileged White people who have money, use drugs, get famous, and make music. Tangential to that, it’s about human relationships, which was moderately interesting.

The thing that I think was supposed to catch my attention is that it is told entirely through excerpts from “interviews” with the band members, but while some readers will probably find this delightful and new, I read because I like the continuity of a story and this felt like several thousand choppy thoughts. It was much like looking at pointillism up close: it’s really only a picture from a distance. (I didn’t like _The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society_ because of its story telling device, either. Do with it what you will. You’re reading my review to get my opinion, and you are entirely welcome to have your own!)

Beyond the structure of the book, I really just spend most of the book thinking that if I was going to invest this amount of time reading a fake documentary about a ‘70’s rock band, I would much rather have spent the time reading about a real one. I read _Keith Richards: A Life_, and while that was far denser than this, feel like it was much more worth my time.

_Daisy Jones_ wasn’t bad. It just didn’t do anything for me.

wonderful summer read submitted by ldibble on July 30, 2021, 4:34pm The format was delightful and new, allowing insight into how different perspectives can come into play in interpersonal relationships and our understanding of ourselves and our world. The story is engaging and you may find yourself "forgetting" that this is fiction - the band does not exist as the characters develop and the history unfolds.

Fleetwood Mac? submitted by kath on August 16, 2021, 11:55pm Is this the story of Stevie Nicks? This book was supposed to be really great - and . . . was just a just ok. The sort of story of FleetwoodMac Stevie Nicks but not really. Meh.

Amazing submitted by carrienemo on June 11, 2022, 11:34am Such a great story! Just remember this is fiction, because if you didn't know that going it, you'd start googling to try to find this band. Great summer read. Enjoy!

Even better as an audio book submitted by A2AE on June 30, 2022, 10:55am Listened to the audio book after a friend recommended it, and it's one of the best I've ever listened to. It also got me hooked on Taylor Jenkins Reid, and she's a great author. Highly recommended.

perf! submitted by bookasaurusray on July 27, 2022, 5:23pm I really did love this book - and theres a playlist on spotify for this book just FYI

Such a good read submitted by leah karr on July 27, 2022, 10:44pm I thoroughly enjoyed the switch in writing styles to an interview. The characters were believable and enjoyable. Highly recommend this book.

So good! submitted by ctconley on August 11, 2022, 3:11pm I love Taylor Jenkins-Reed's universe of celebrity. Such a creative mind!

Awesome quick read submitted by Lmd3577 on June 9, 2023, 10:26am I absolutely loved this book it was quick paced and well written I loved how it was written in an interview format which made it like no other book I read in decades. I highly recommend this book to anybody who loves music as much as I do you will not go wrong

What plot? What character development? submitted by emroon on June 24, 2023, 12:36pm I guess this was fast paced and fun but it really lacked any interesting plot points. The conflict between the main characters didn’t make sense. It would have been more interesting if they had had a previous romantic history. All the characters were annoying and complaining. The most interesting sub plot was the story of the brother and the piano player having an affair and abortion but that was underdeveloped. I didn’t find much interesting.

Meh submitted by jesswent on June 30, 2023, 8:16am The writing style was interesting at first but got old pretty quickly. Almost all the characters were annoying or uninteresting. I kept reading because I wanted to see what the hype was with this book but I just didn't get it. Nothing really happens for the first 3/4 of the book and the ending was just meh.

Pretty good! submitted by klb10 on July 12, 2023, 11:29am I'm not sure this book lived up to the hype surrounding it, but I enjoyed it! As other reviewers have said, some genuinely unlikeable characters - but that keeps it interesting. I liked the structure and style, and found it to be a pretty quick and interesting read with lots of good discussion points for our book club.

Daisy Jones and The Six submitted by BoleyFamily on July 16, 2023, 3:27pm This book completely took me by surprise. I’ve read several other of TJR’s books and enjoyed them, but found them completely plot driven and entertaining for entertainment sake. Daisy Jones and The Six is much more nuanced and theme based. It’s a beautiful illustration about the effort marriage and the preciousness of family. There is a line about parenting at the end that brought me to tears.