Ahhh where do I even begin with this one?! I started, stopped, started and stopped and then finally had to return my copy to the library. I eventually got my act together and picked it back up again and boy, was it a wild ride! Here are my thoughts on my Latest Read // Daisy Jones & The Six.
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LATEST READ // DAISY JONES & THE SIX
This best-selling book written by Taylor Jenkins Reid recounts the glory days of a fictional 70’s rock band. The book is written as dialogue, or short, individual recounts of the same of events, all told from the various band members’ point of view.
It took me a little bit to get used to the format, but then suddenly it felt like the script of a movie. Like you’re watching this band’s every move while in the studio, performing on tour, backstage, the after parties and their ultimate rise to fame right before your eyes.
You’ll find yourself in a love / hate relationship with both lead singers, Billy & Daisy for a multitude of reasons and you can actually feel their chemistry through the pages. Its truly captivating.
I read both “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” and “Malibu Rising” by Taylor Jenkins Reid last year and couldn’t wait to dive into Daisy Jones. I saw that Reese Witherspoon’s production company, Hello, Sunshine is producing a TV series based on the book and I can’t wait to watch! Daisy Jones and the Six began filming in September 2021 and is predicted to be released sometime this year.
You can grab Daisy Jones & The Six on Amazon for $10 right now. And with same day delivery! I highly recommend getting your hands on this one, especially if you’re heading somewhere for Spring Break. Its SUCH a good read!!
Notes from the author…
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup—from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Malibu Rising
REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • IN DEVELOPMENT AS AN ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY REESE WITHERSPOON
“An explosive, dynamite, down-and-dirty look at a fictional rock band told in an interview style that gives it irresistible surface energy.”—Elin Hilderbrand
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • The Washington Post • Esquire • Glamour • Real Simple • Good Housekeeping • Marie Claire • Parade • Paste • Shelf Awareness • BookRiot
Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now.
Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock ’n’ roll she loves most. By the time she’s twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things.
Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she’s pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road.
Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend.
The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice.
Are you intrigued?! If you haven’t already picked it up, I say go for it. It is a goodie!
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