Daisy Jones and the Six- Book Review
Rating: 5 Stars
Genre: Contempory
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Series: N/A
“ What’s good is when everybody thinks you’re headed somewhere fast, when you’re all potential. Potential is pure fuckin’ joy.”
Every Top Books of 2019 list includes this book.
From Amazon to Goodreads, fans are screaming to read this book… and they are right.
If you can only read one book this year, you ABSOLUTELY have to read this book.
Set in the late sixties and early seventies, this book follows singer Daisy Jones and the band known as The Six on their path to fame, each other, glorious success and ultimate ruin.
This story unfolds as a band documentary transcript — which may sound… different, but is ultimately the perfect way to be immersed in the story.
Every band member has a voice and even though I generally hate multiple points of view (seriously, I can’t count the number of books where there are 3, 7, 29 perspectives that are completely pointless and uninteresting) each person’s voice is unique and provides interesting information and opinions on the unfolding events.
While this book does feature common rock-n-roll era elements like drugs, sex, and amazing music, my favorite aspect of this book is it’s focus on commitment —
“I think you have to have faith in people before they earn it. Otherwise it’s not faith, right?”
Its illustration of love through the shittiest times, the best of times, and the times of misplaced passion were incredible. I empathised and grieved for the points of heartbreak and unrequited love. I rejoiced in the grit and determination to love despite infidelity. And ultimately, I was infatuated with every couple’s love story.
Also, the women in this book are all completely badass and there were so many lines like—
“ I used to care when men called me difficult. I really did. Then I stopped. This way is better.”
or —
“ Men often think they deserve a sticker for treating women like people.”
— that just resonated in me or made my inner feminist go “Fuck Yeah!”
Everything from the pacing to the completely satisfying ending will make you love this book.
So buy the book and discover why Daisy Jones and the Six came together and ultimately fell apart.
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