Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

40 reviews for Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

1. Sabrina Morgan

   5 out of 5

   This was a very unique book that was captivating and honestly made me want a drink. The viewpoints of the different characters made this story alot of fun and a bonus if there is a tv show with actual music to take a listen too.

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   Miss Green

   4 out of 5

   The hype surrounding this book made me buy it. While it was good and original it unfortunately was not as great a read as I had hoped for.

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   Chimamanda Salami

   5 out of 5

   Item came as described in the designated time frame.

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   Falguni Bhasin

   4 out of 5

   Very interesting but not the type of book you can't put down. A little slow in spots but not totally predictable. Worth reading tbough!

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   Stephen Edwards

   4 out of 5

   Good read

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   Sibongile Bekker

   1 out of 5

   I'm so glad I watched the show before reading the book. I'm sorry, the book is just not as intense and interesting as the show.

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   Buck Raynor

   5 out of 5

   This book was fantastic.I could feel each character so deeply. I didn't expect the book to end the way it did, but I was very happy with the ending. What a beautifully written book and I'm hoping I will find a continuation of this story!

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   Akunna Ayisat

   5 out of 5

   Showed up in perfect condition

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   Timothy Atuhire

   3 out of 5

   The good the bad the ugly. Love and pain. Forgiveness and unforgiveness. In short life and what happens when you lose simple joy for base things.

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   Nomsa Masemola

   5 out of 5

   I don't remember why I added this book to my list or where I first read about it, but I'm so grateful to that inspiring source. This is a beautifully told, incredibly nuanced novel with characters that I wish existed in real life and whom I am really going to miss.

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   Steve Khan

   5 out of 5

   This was a great read. I fell in love with Daisy and Billy from the very beginning of the book. Both of them were such flawed human beings, yet both shared a love of music that was so intense, it guided their every decision, whether good or bad. The use of multiple viewpoints added extra depth to the story by giving the reader a glimpse of Daisy and Billy as they were seen through the eyes of the other band members, all of whom seemed to agree that working with Daisy and Billy was both a blessing and a curse. Camilla was perhaps one of my favorite characters, a strong, confident woman who had the grace to forgive Daisy, and to continue to love Billy, against all odds. If you are looking for a book that portrays the language, clothes, music, and decadence of the seventies perfectly, Daisy Jones and the Six is a must read.

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   Roxanne White

   5 out of 5

   This book is so good I watch the tv show first and I think that the book gives more insight into the characters and what they're thinking GET THIS BOOK!!!

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   Marie Schultz

   4 out of 5

   Different from other TJR books; I liked the story, but the ending felt really abrupt. I give it 3.5 stars.

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   Arpit Kibe

   1 out of 5

   I ordered the new paperback version and it arrived very damaged in many places! It looks used and absolutely not new. It was meant to be a gift and there's no way I could gift it. Very disappointed.

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   Carmen Scott

   3 out of 5

   Glad I stuck through this book, the ending was not was I was expecting. Probably wouldn't read it again. Giving it a 3/5!

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   Shaylee Glover

   5 out of 5

   This book is so good! Some people are put off by the writing style (it's written like an interview), but I loved it. Once you get into the rhythm of it, it's a great story with so many amazing characters. Highly recommend! Especially before you watch the show!

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   Brionna Braun

   3 out of 5

   After reading several other books by this author and seeing how popular this show was I thought I this is a book I must read, it was very hard to follow all the characters stories, not my favorite book.

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   Thomas Rose

   2 out of 5

   How many times do I have to learn this lesson? The over-hyped band wagon books that everyone raves about on social media are almost always bad. This book is not good. The pros: It is unique. The style of the documentary from all the different characters' points of view is interesting, if nothing else. The Audible performers did a good job. But the story is boring and slow. The deep meaningful emotional connection between a narcissist and a self-destructive drug addict is not appealing. I just didn't care. Disappointed due to all the recommendations I have seen. Imagine if these readers actually read something decent. They would be amazed!

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   Peter Smith

   5 out of 5

   The mark of a great author is that you think the story is real. The details and rhythms and inflections of the speakers made it feel like I was really watching a documentary where a band was reminiscing about their rise to fame. Well done!

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   Frederic Blick

   1 out of 5

   I order this book during cyber Monday and was planning on giving it to my sister for Christmas. the book was damaged the cover was completely bent. Now i'm unable to give a damaged book as a gift.

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   Helena Harris

   5 out of 5

   I enjoyed the interview format; it made for a quick read while being able to have multiple perspectives. It was fun, yet deep. I liked it!

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   Nandini Vasa

   3 out of 5

   Read this book after hearing rave reviews but was left sorta unimpressed. While the format of the storytelling was pretty unique, the plot was not that captivating. I had to push myself to make it through the book hoping it would get better. The interview style is really reminiscent of those old Behind the Music stories that used to be on VH1, and of course includes all the predictable drugs, sex, toxic relationships, and rock and roll. I really wanted to like this book, but it was ultimately a letdown.Not until I was finished did I realize the author is the same as that wrote "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo." Yet another huge letdown I read after hearing about the hype. This author may have a huge following, but is just apparently not my cup of tea.

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   Desmond Matlala

   5 out of 5

   Such a fun read! Hard to put down. Loved it.

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   Aletha Bartell

   5 out of 5

   Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins ReidMy Review:My Rating -⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice: 🌶Pages: 400 PagesGenre: Romance, Interview FormatTropes: S*x, drugs and rock and rollThis book is set in the 1970's. In the era of Fleetwood Mac, Janis Joplin, free love, abundance of drugs and the birth of huge stadium concerts. Before the thoughts of addiction, HIV or overdoses were a real threat. Where everyone lived by the motto free to be you.The book starts off with Daisy Jones telling the interviewer the start of her interest in music and the beginnings of her career as a song writer and vocalist. Then it moves to The Six and each of the six original members are interviewed and give the beginnings of The Six. Billy Dunne is the lead vocalist and main song writer for The Six. The man who discovered The Six also discovered Daisy Jones and puts the two together and forms a group together writes the biggest hits and become the band of the decade breaking all records. Right up until lifestyles and egos c...More

   Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins ReidMy Review:My Rating -⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice: 🌶Pages: 400 PagesGenre: Romance, Interview FormatTropes: S*x, drugs and rock and rollThis book is set in the 1970's. In the era of Fleetwood Mac, Janis Joplin, free love, abundance of drugs and the birth of huge stadium concerts. Before the thoughts of addiction, HIV or overdoses were a real threat. Where everyone lived by the motto free to be you.The book starts off with Daisy Jones telling the interviewer the start of her interest in music and the beginnings of her career as a song writer and vocalist. Then it moves to The Six and each of the six original members are interviewed and give the beginnings of The Six. Billy Dunne is the lead vocalist and main song writer for The Six. The man who discovered The Six also discovered Daisy Jones and puts the two together and forms a group together writes the biggest hits and become the band of the decade breaking all records. Right up until lifestyles and egos cause chaos and it all falls apart.I love the style this book is written in. I was blown away when it was revealed who the person doing the interview was. Go read it and find out. I thought of Fleetwood Mac the whole time I was reading and listening to the audio of this book. Truthfully this book could have been based on numerous bands from that era. It felt real and not fiction.I highly recommend this book and hate that it took me so long to read it.#booktok #bookstagram #books #booklover #bookrecommendations #book #bookstagrammer #bookish #reading #bookworm #booknerd #readersofinstagram #bookreview #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookcommunity #read #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #bookblogger #romance #fantasy #romancebooks #kusteamyreads #daisyjonesandthesix #taylorjenkinsreid #rockstar #rockstarromance

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   Jeanette Moen

   3 out of 5

   This book reads like an interview piece in People Magazine-about not very likable people whose lives you can't relate to. Fine for 15 minutes in a waiting room but a slog for 300+ pages. I appreciate the effort the author must have put into researching the songwriting process, and I have really enjoyed other of her books but the interview format wore really thin after a chapter or two. Disappointing.

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   Clarissa Akashaba

   5 out of 5

   This book was simply magnificent. Written in a format that felt like an interview, the unique perspective the author emulated allows the reader to see from the lens of not one, but ALL characters in such an intimate and intricate manner. The talent it takes to tell a story from the vantage point of several integral counterparts in such a distinct, captivating manner is truly impeccable.

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   Tatyana Jacobi

   2 out of 5

   As a book it is difficult to follow. It was written like a screenplay versus a novel. The story was great but without narration that used different voices it was not readable. I purchased it on audible and was enthralled. In my professional and personal life I do a lot of heavy reading and prefer recreational books to be less work. Unfortunately, the way in which it was written required a level of concentration I was not prepared for. For the record, I do read "heavy" books, they just need to be well written.

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   Eveline Sawayn

   1 out of 5

   I'm a third of the way through and it's boring and all around terrible. Slow. Don't waste your money or time. Get a book on a real band that actually exists. Pointless drivel.

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   Jayce Spinka

   5 out of 5

   Positive experience!

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   Neha Brahmbhatt

   5 out of 5

   The book and audible was AMAZING. Don't bother with the Amazon series if you liked the book!

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   Ajeet Comar

   3 out of 5

   could not even get past the half way point

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   Emelie Cronin

   5 out of 5

   Loved this book. The author taking me through some of my favorite iconic spots in LA made me homesick and smile all in one. Daisy's energy and attitude was a highlight. This is my new favorite author

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   Brenda Hendricks

   5 out of 5

   This book is so good. Highly recommend.

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   Chizoba Aminat

   5 out of 5

   I enjoyed this book. It was an easy read.

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   Anthony Parker

   3 out of 5

   ** Spoilers **This is well-written and the dialogue is decent. However, this is Fleetwood Mac fanfiction where the author has inserted a character based on herself, Camila, who goes around helping everyone fix their lives and gives them a little lecture about their choices in life, and has the audacity to tell the character based on Stevie Nicks that she's better than her. You're sitting there wanting to read more about the band, but then Camila shows up and sucks the rest of the plot into her orbit like a black hole.The story is presented in an oral history format, and the interviewer turns out to be Camila's daughter, who literally goes off on a tangent about what a great mother Camila was. The author has literally summoned her own daughter's future self to congratulate her on the great job she hasn't actually done yet.Camila dies sometime before the interview takes place, so she gets to be beautiful and tragically perfect forever, and in an ultimate act of magnanimity, it's implied ...More

   ** Spoilers **This is well-written and the dialogue is decent. However, this is Fleetwood Mac fanfiction where the author has inserted a character based on herself, Camila, who goes around helping everyone fix their lives and gives them a little lecture about their choices in life, and has the audacity to tell the character based on Stevie Nicks that she's better than her. You're sitting there wanting to read more about the band, but then Camila shows up and sucks the rest of the plot into her orbit like a black hole.The story is presented in an oral history format, and the interviewer turns out to be Camila's daughter, who literally goes off on a tangent about what a great mother Camila was. The author has literally summoned her own daughter's future self to congratulate her on the great job she hasn't actually done yet.Camila dies sometime before the interview takes place, so she gets to be beautiful and tragically perfect forever, and in an ultimate act of magnanimity, it's implied she's left Billy and Daisy a window open to one day get back together for some sloppy seconds. Her brilliance, heart, generosity and of course humility will ruthlessly haunt everyone who knew her long after she's dead.Watching this author's chutzpah in creating this narcissistic tribute to herself is actually kind of fun to watch, even if it's at the expense of the greatest pop bands of all time, so I bumped the book up an extra star. I can be magnanimous too!

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   Nayan Golla

   1 out of 5

   If you're into drugs, sex and rock n' roll then you'll like this book. I'm just not into it.

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   Judith Esterhuizen

   4 out of 5

   I didn't get as into the story as I had expected too, I think the bouncing narrative where almost every paragraph is a new person talking wasn't quite for me. This is great if you are really interested in the music scene in the 70s, though. And I do think that twist at the end kind of makes it.

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   Mukti Vaidya

   4 out of 5

   It's a good book; I liked it. 😊 It wasn't the best book I've ever read, but it was good; hence, giving it 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (I only save my 5 stars for books I REALLY like). I first heard of this book through the Amazon Prime & thought the show looked cool, but I wanted to wait to watch the show till I read the book. So, now I look forward to watching the show for comparison! Also, should mention I read this for a Book Club, too, and I didn't pick it, but still, I liked it. 👍🏻☺️ It's written in a really interesting way, too: it's not written in a regular novel format with dialogue & everything; it's written as a long interview (I won't tell you who the interviewer is because that's a MAJOR spoiler). But I found myself really liking the way it was written . . . Now, this is my 1st book by Taylor Jenkins Reid, so I have NO idea if this is how she (I'm assuming she's a she here 😅) usually writes, but I REALLY like the way it was written! Also, now I'm interested to see how close the story ...More

   It's a good book; I liked it. 😊 It wasn't the best book I've ever read, but it was good; hence, giving it 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (I only save my 5 stars for books I REALLY like). I first heard of this book through the Amazon Prime & thought the show looked cool, but I wanted to wait to watch the show till I read the book. So, now I look forward to watching the show for comparison! Also, should mention I read this for a Book Club, too, and I didn't pick it, but still, I liked it. 👍🏻☺️ It's written in a really interesting way, too: it's not written in a regular novel format with dialogue & everything; it's written as a long interview (I won't tell you who the interviewer is because that's a MAJOR spoiler). But I found myself really liking the way it was written . . . Now, this is my 1st book by Taylor Jenkins Reid, so I have NO idea if this is how she (I'm assuming she's a she here 😅) usually writes, but I REALLY like the way it was written! Also, now I'm interested to see how close the story is to the real Fleetwood Mac band's story, the REAL band the book is based on, as well. The only thing that made me a little sad about is that at the end of the Audible version, they played ‘Honeycomb' (a song that the band made “famous” in the story), but it was only the instrumental, nobody sang, & I looked through the Kindle version (I like to have both the audiobook AND the e-book to be able to follow along while I listen) to see if they had the lyrics in the back (they had the lyrics to some of the songs at the end), but NOT ‘Honeycomb', which was again, the band's most famous song in the story! 🥺 Oh, and I couldn't STAND Eddie; he was my least favorite “band member” of the group! ALWAYS complaining about EVERYTHING & EVERYONE . . . I was like, “Dude, just stop talking . . . STOP talking . . . ” whenever he was “speaking” . . . 😅 (I really wanna say some other words, but don't want this review to get taken down, but I think you get the idea! 😅) And I also like that the story didn't turn out as predictable as I thought it was going to be . . . Like at one point, I thought, “Okay, I know where this is all going . . . ” (again, I won't tell you what I thought or what really happened because it's a spoiler). But no, it didn't end the way I thought it was all going to . . . It was a nice, refreshing surprise! So, all in all, a good story & good writing style! Would recommend!! 😊👍🏻

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   Lilian King

   5 out of 5

   I'll admit I put off reading this book because I assumed it was over-hyped. Then it got a tv show and I finally heard it was inspired by Fleetwood Mac...that I couldn't say no to.I didn't know it was written as a fictional oral history, so that took me a little while to get into. I've read Sally Rooney and Weike Wang with their lack of dialogue punctuation, so this wasn't that bad. Some characters ran together at first, but mainly just supporting.As a long-time fan of "Almost Famous" and "Forrest Gump", I found coverage of the rocking 60s and 70s fascinating. These were incredibly well-researched characters in a well-realized world. There's a fair amount of swearing, drug naming, and references to sex and mental health problems. All par for the course with rock n' roll, but be forewarned.I'll admit, I did skim over a lot of the song lyrics. I never liked poetry and even skimmed Tolkien's songs on the page. I love music, but as I'm not a composer, I need to hear it. I'm looking forward ...More

   I'll admit I put off reading this book because I assumed it was over-hyped. Then it got a tv show and I finally heard it was inspired by Fleetwood Mac...that I couldn't say no to.I didn't know it was written as a fictional oral history, so that took me a little while to get into. I've read Sally Rooney and Weike Wang with their lack of dialogue punctuation, so this wasn't that bad. Some characters ran together at first, but mainly just supporting.As a long-time fan of "Almost Famous" and "Forrest Gump", I found coverage of the rocking 60s and 70s fascinating. These were incredibly well-researched characters in a well-realized world. There's a fair amount of swearing, drug naming, and references to sex and mental health problems. All par for the course with rock n' roll, but be forewarned.I'll admit, I did skim over a lot of the song lyrics. I never liked poetry and even skimmed Tolkien's songs on the page. I love music, but as I'm not a composer, I need to hear it. I'm looking forward to the show for that.Like the author (as noted in her Acknowledgements), Warren was a standout character. I could definitely relate to a quietly snarky, get-along guy. I'm not the musical genius or brooding would-be friend.I loved how the author handled relationship dynamics, impostor syndrome, motherhood, and loving a genius. Also, the "twist" near the end was really fun and made me want to read the whole book again.

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   Genevieve O’Hara

   4 out of 5

   This was a really fun book. After a stint of reading depressing books about abusive parents (A Girl is a Half Formed Thing, Educated, Shuggie Bain, Glass Castle, etc.) I wanted a book that was just fluff and this was absolutely it! It's an easy read with a memorable writing style- the whole book is structured in the form of 'interviews' with members of this imagined band, looking back on some of their best days together. It has a very distinguished seventies rock and roll vibe to it (think Elton John in that decade) which makes the whole thing very fun to read. It's short, and nothing really happens in the whole book. There's a minor love triangle which is supposed to be a big thing, but it's easily ignored if you don't care. It's a good fluff book to read, if you're not looking for anything you need to invest in. And Stevie Nicks said it was like watching her own story when she saw the show so... I'd recommend it

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