Will I love Daisy Jones & The Six?

The storyline in this book was so realistic, I searched the world wide web multiple times to see if Daisy Jones & The Six was a real band.

And get this, the entire book is formatted as interviews! Band members, their managers, and some groupies—they all get their chance to tell their side of this fascinating, juicy, and oh, so emotional story.

The novel Daisy Jones & The Six describes the coming-of-age of Daisy Jones in 1968. Across time, she matures from a wealthy, neglected teenager in Los Angeles into a successful rock star. The novel chronicles her experiences and growth as she navigates the music industry and her relationships. It also paints a picture of what life was like in America in the 70s.

At the beginning of the story no parent seems to care that teenaged Daisy is sneaking into clubs, experimenting with drugs, and engaging in relationships with older men. A year earlier had been The Summer of Love… show more.

This unique book is a faux journalistic piece that was a fun read. It was interesting to imagine the drama that might go on behind the scenes of an iconic rock band, as Taylor Jenkins Reid does. The author used Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham as the inspiration for her novel, which has since been turned into a series on Amazon Prime. 

It was intriguing to watch how the bandmates found fame and how it changed their relationships and lives. This book was written from the perspective of a journalist instead of from one of the band members, which was… show more.

Daisy Jones & The Six was a glorious read, I couldn't put it down! Admittedly, I am a huge fan of the 60s and 70s counterculture and music, but Taylor Jenkins Reid evokes the era so vividly and lovingly, and the book is expertly crafted. The TV series is also well worth a look, including some excellent song adaptations. Daisy Jones & The Six takes the reader back to the heady heights of 1970s rock music, minus the hangover, but with all the fun.

This one was just so fun to dip into and get lost in! An imaginary oral history of a 70s band that somehow manages to be a page-turner, a chaste love affair whose heat is all contained in the songs, lyrics, and performances. It’s a contemporary classic for a reason! Don’t miss it!

Taylor Jenkins Reid is not the first or only person to adapt the nonfiction oral history format into a work of fiction, but she does it with the most panache.

Loosely based on the mid-seventies romance between Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham, Daisy Jones & the Six offers a nonstop procession of drama and conflict, but there’s a tender heart beating at its center and a heartbreaking reveal at the end.

This is a novel about the evolution of a 1970s rock band, that is told primarily in flashbacks. Musical groups thriving and breaking up is a common story plot, and you forget this is fiction (although many have drawn parallels to Fleetwood Mac).

Because the story seems real, you feel like you are privy to inside scoop about their personalities, interpersonal relationships, and the music industry. This is a juicy story and you are sad when it ends, not because it’s a sad story but because it’s so good you want more.

Taylor Jenkins Reid has produced a novel with multiple characters where everyone gets a first-person voice, putting the listener smack in the head of each character. 

Then, there’s Reid’s talent with dialogue. Like all skilled authors, she uses it to set the scene, the mood, to reveal the past—for everything that makes this such a good book. 

Finally, she does something I haven’t encountered in an audiobook. Remember the scene in the latest A Star Is Born remake where Ally (Lady Gaga) steps on stage for the first time? When she hit the line, "I’m off the deep end, watch… show more.

I love books with characters that feel so real, so human – and that’s why I adored Daisy Jones.

Reid is a master at revealing what makes her characters tick, showing through their actions and their thoughts all kinds of insight into each and every one. I love a book that sticks with me for a long time, driving me to think deeply about the choices each character made, the origins of that choice, and the consequences that resulted.

Daisy and Billy were passionate, relatable, and flawed. Their fates were both surprising and yet somehow totally predictable.… show more.

Daisy Jones & The Six transported me back to the electrifying '70s music scene. The heart of the story beats to the rhythm of rock 'n' roll, a genre that holds a special place in my own musical journey.

Daisy Jones, the wild child of LA in the late '60s, embodied the spirit of rebellion and freedom that drew me in from the very first page. Her adventures sneaking into Sunset Strip clubs, entangled with rock stars, and dreaming of gracing the stage at the iconic Whisky-a-Go-Go were a thrilling ride.

But beneath the sex and drugs, it was her… show more.