Ebook Daisy Jones The Six A Novel edition by Taylor Jenkins Reid Literature Fiction eBooks

Product details File Size 4965 KB Print Length 336 pages Page Numbers Source ISBN 1984817795 Publisher Ballantine Books (March 5, 2019) Publication Date March 5, 2019 Language English ASIN B07DMZ5YR9

Daisy Jones The Six A Novel edition by Taylor Jenkins Reid Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

• Good reviews, both in prominent media outlets and here on , are never indicative of a novel's true merit.
  
  At least, that's what I've learned this week.
  
  In this novel, an intriguing concept - an oral history of a legendary 70s era musical act featuring a magnetic singer - is meekly executed. The characters (including said "magnetic" singer) lack character, and there is little suspense or drama. The journey of Daisy Jones & The Six is serendipitous rather than dramatic. Unfortunately, serendipitous tales are tedious reading. Standard rock scene tropes (the drugs, the groupies, the excess brought by fame) are dutifully trotted out, but there is very little here that feels authentic or grabs one's attention.
  
  I'm not sure why there is so much enthusiasm for this novel. Frankly, I'm reminded of recent news stories reporting that many "user reviews" posted to online marketplaces and review sites are actually fabricated (think marketing) pieces. At very least, most of the hyper-enthusiastic reviews appear to be from readers who were given advance copies (and so have an incentive to over-hype what they receive). Either or both of these is a plausible explanation for the 4.5 star rating here on .
  
  In any case, I found this novel unremarkable - a 2 star work at best.
• This book. Holy wow! How can one person top herself over and over again?!? I am blown away by Reid's ability to write such engaging, real-life, entertaining, phenomenal stories, one after the other! I loved her last one, and the one before it... And I am in love with this one too!
  
  Let me start with how realistic this book felt. You will probably think I am dumb, but I honestly forgot this book is a fictional book about a fictional band. It is told so vividly and accurately that I went and googled Daisy & the Six. I kid you not. I am not ashamed to admit it. I totally did!
  
  The format of this book is completely different that any other book. It did take me a minute or five to get used to it, but once I did, there was no stopping those pages from turning. I can't see this book told any other way. It was perfect for this story. And the why it was told this way does reveal itself towards the end, which made the story even more profound.
  
  These characters. I was worried because of the way Reid was telling the story that I wouldn't be able to connect to any of them. I was wrong. I connected to these characters so deeply. I didn't want their story to end. I wanted everyone to have unicorns and rainbows by the end. I was totally invested in them throughout the entire book.
  
  I want to address something about this book and early reviews I have seen. I don't do this often, hardly ever, but I feel the need to point some things out. I have seen some mark this book with triggers. Let me be clear, there aren't actual incidences where any form of a trigger warning would be necessary. This book is about a band in the 70s and 80s. If you know anything about that time, especially about bands in that era, it was sex, drugs, and rock n roll. This book depicts those things vividly, but not in detail. Does the book mention they do drugs? Yes. Does it mention promiscuous sex? Yes. Does it mention sex and females of questionable age? Yes. Notice I used the word mention. There aren't details. There is a depiction of what was going on in that time era. So, if you see reviews that make you leary, I would take them lightly.
  
  I think this book will be a top book of the year for me. I know, it's early, but this book is THAT good. I can't give it enough praise. I truthfully cannot think of a negative thing to say about it.
• This novel was so incredibly authentic that about 50 pages into it, I actually Googled Daisy Jones to see if somehow, this band were real and I didn’t know about them.
  
  I love, loved, LOVED every page and it’s already a contender for Top Ten of 2019 for me – and 2019 hasn’t even begun. Here are some of the reasons why
  
  It’s REAL – the good, the bad, the ugly As someone who truly “came of age” in the 70s, this book really caught the vibe. The book captures a time before sound-effects-gone-wild dominated the music industry. Taylor Jenkins Reid captures the atmosphere superbly.
  
  It’s INSIGHTFUL These are characters who are passionate about their music, their lives, and each other. They yearn, they love, they bleed. They experience the push and pull between the lure of temptation and staying on the right path. They don’t always succeed, but wow do they try.
  
  It’s INTELLIGENT This isn’t the same hashed-over story of a band’s meteoric rise and plunge back to earth. Billy Dunne is an artist with issues, sure, but he’s also a person who survives despite his instincts. “My instincts said to run toward the chaos. But my better brain sent me home to my woman.” Daisy Jones is a gorgeous pill-popping immensely talented singer, but she’s also an artist with a complicated inner life and a yearning for a man she cannot have. Every single band member comes alive in this book.
  
  It’s EMOTIVE There were scenes and lines that made me sit there and cry. Or laugh. Or cheer. As a character-driven reader, I look for characters that could step outside the pages. I felt as if I knew these band members.
  
  It’s ORIGINAL The fictional book is set up like an oral history compiled and edited from conversations and transcripts, with a surprise at the end. Not only does the author invent a band but also the story behind it – and there’s even a playlist that accompanies it.
  
  I can go on and on but I’ll end this review with two words Read it! I promise, you’ll be hooked.