Study Guide: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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59 pages, Paperback

Published February 29, 2020

Reviews

[Katie Fyrth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reread but audiobook this time. Enjoyed paper more than audiobook

[Aurelya · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars rounded up.

No one tells a story quite like Taylor Jenkins Reid. Even when you hate the character or his or her story, you can't put the book down.

I've had this on my TBR pile forever and finally decided to give it a listen before Amazon's show is released. Glad I did...I think.

It's fiction, but it reads like something that actually took place. That's kind of Jenkins Reid's brilliance--the story, when reading it, feels real. But, like those kind of stories, such as a "behind the music" or a tell-all biography of a rock star of events behind the scenes, often times the tell-all disappoints because there isn't a lot to "tell." That's kind of the feeling I got here in places. The characters feel real, but also very predictable best versions of the characters. They're good people who want to make good choices, and for the most part, they do, but struggle with their desires to do otherwise. But the internal struggle isn't that interesting, to me any way. It's the fvck-ups that make the characters real and redeeming.

One of my considerations in giving a rating is how likely I'll be to read it again. It's gonna be five stars when I've already starting reading the book again before I've even marked it as "read." Four is for books I've enjoyed that I'll probably pick up again in the future. Three is when I found the book entertaining for its duration--it did its job and told me a story, one that's probably not going to stick with me.

This book rates a 3.5 to me because it'll probably stick with me, just because of the unique story-telling, but I'm not probably going to go back and visit these characters again.

**Amended to add that the audiobook is 5 stars. The narrators were amazing. If you're gonna give this book a go, try the audio version!

[Katlyn Giberson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I struggle to rate this book. For about 95% of this book I had no idea where we were going. It felt drawn out. However, the ending was a great twist that surprised me in many ways. Overall, I liked it.

[Sarah Smith]

This was so well written that I had to google to make sure they were not a real band. The story was engaging and the twist at the end, did not see that one coming AT ALL.
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[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very well done audio book.

[Zoe Blankespoor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok well I meant the actual book but I guess this works too

[Giulia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was such a quick read! Maybe because of the format - maybe because of the story, maybe a bit of both.

To be honest, this book was not what I expected. I am not sure what exactly I was expecting, it just wasn't that (yeah, confusing, I know). I think I kind of assumed it was going to be about a rock band and this girl, Daisy, who followed them around? So I was surprised to find out that for almost half of the book Daisy and the Six did not even meet!

I loved the messiness of the characters and the little things that made them special: Billy's loyalty, Camila's strength, Karen's clear view of how she wanted to live her life, and Eddie's pettiness - although I did find him insufferable.

However, some parts of the book were a little boring (at least in my opinion) - I kept wondering "so? when are we getting to the point? Is something going to happen or not?". And the interview style made it feel like one of those reality tv shows where people comment on things that are happening. And I do find that boring at times.

But I absolutely loved how it ended! I loved the final little twist and the email from Camila - I thought it was super sweet and it made me emotional (Camila is my favorite character here!).

I can't say I liked the TV show as much as I liked the book though. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to watch it right after finishing reading the book (I should know better by now!), but I just felt so disappointed with how much they changed it. I kind of understand changing little details (actually, no I can't, some were so stupid that it made no sense to change them :( ), but then there were some changes that felt like were only made to create more (useless) drama - I don't know.