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Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Start date: October 1, 2020

Finish date: October 31, 2020

Discussion: 2020 Monthly Reads

Why we're reading this: Our October 2020 read for "a book featuring one of the seven deadly sins."…more
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May 22, 2021 Graceann rated it it was amazing

Shelves: general-fiction, audio, popsugar-2021, aty-2021

Wow. Just wow. I loved this book so much, on audio it is magnificent with a full set of performances that catch every emotion and nuance. I cannot stress enough just how much I advise that you experience the audio version of the book. I probably would have still liked it quite a lot if I'd read it on paper, but hearing the performances bumped the experience up into the territory of one of my favorite reads of this year. I was crying at the end, not just because there was emotion inspired by the Wow. Just wow. I loved this book so much, on audio it is magnificent with a full set of performances that catch every emotion and nuance. I cannot stress enough just how much I advise that you experience the audio version of the book. I probably would have still liked it quite a lot if I'd read it on paper, but hearing the performances bumped the experience up into the territory of one of my favorite reads of this year. I was crying at the end, not just because there was emotion inspired by the story itself, but I was sad that I was going to have to say goodbye to these people.

In reading other reviews, I see that there are very few that are middle of the road. Either you love it or hate it - a "Marmite read," in other words. I landed so hard in the first group and, without spoilers, I'll tell you why:

I have always loved watching Behind the Music and other, similar behind the scenes programs about what things were "really like" for the bands and performers. Even before I read the notes that Fleetwood Mac was an inspiration for this story, I spotted it a mile away (and appreciated it). I thought "oooh, I can see where THIS is going!" and I settled in.

There was so much here that is relevant to my life experiences. I'm not a talented artist of any kind, but I am a survivor of long, complicated relationships and have had to learn compromise, forgiveness, grace, and empathy. I've felt deep guilt and shame, and been furious with co-workers and romantic partners. I've had relationships end, with love and very much without it.

That's all here. Loving people who can't love you in the way that you need to receive it. Loving people who don't always deserve that love. Feeling unappreciated for your own unique gifts. Being expected to walk away from your dreams.

One of the many things that I loved, and that Reid got so, so right with the relationships was the familiar situation of getting the wrong end of the stick as to why someone was acting strangely or was angry with you. Because the book is conducted as separate, though concurrent, interviews, the characters are giving their own memories with no knowledge of how the memories of other characters may differ. It's a great take on Rashomon, very deftly handled.

There is one specific incident in the book that surprised me in a very pleasant way, but it's difficult to talk about without spoiling it. A familiar and very frustrating trope was abandoned for something more realistic, and I appreciated it *deeply.* I appreciated everything about the story deeply. I finished listening four days ago, and my heart is still in a smoky studio booth, listening to magic being made. ...more

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May 15, 2020 Joanna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-read, audiobooks, rws-2020-spring, pas-readit-2020

The audiobook knocks this out of the park. By having the book read by a host of narrators, the rockumentary style comes through perfectly. I actually had to go look up whether this was fiction because it was so believable. This is an ode to 1970s rock bands--the music, the times, the journalism about them. The characters felt like real people with complicated, sometimes infuriating, thoughts and actions.

This is an author to pay attention to. Her previous book, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, ...more

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Jan 19, 2021 Erin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I listened to this as the audiobook, which was excellently done. It felt like you were listening to interviews with a real band. I did try to think, however, if I would have enjoyed the story as much if I was reading it--I just don't know!

If you're a fan of audiobooks though, I'd definitely give Daisy Jones a go. ...more

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Feb 05, 2022 Cari rated it liked it

Shelves: kindle-read, popsugar-2022

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which was written as an oral history - the woven together responses of a series of interviews that bring a 70s rock and roll ethos come alive. My favorite parts were when the author artfully demonstrates how different people can relate the same facts in completely different ways, bringing different and equal truths to bear on history. She also shows repeatedly in the interpersonal relationships how what a person thinks they mean breaks down in the face of what is ...more

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Oct 12, 2019 Stephanie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical, adult-fiction, botm, audiobooks

I could not imagine experiencing this book through any other way other than the audiobook. This is a perfect example of the depth and life an audio format can add to the book.

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