Daisy Jones & The Six
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Average rating4.1
This book didn't really work for me, and I know exactly why. TJR made the decision to tell the story as one long interview piece, which I can totally understand. It's an interesting way of approaching a story about a rock n roll band. Unfortunately it just left me cold, because it was all “this happened and then this happened” and there was no emotion to any of it. I never felt compelled to keep reading because it was all just very detached. I never felt connected to any of the characters. I do think Reid is a good author and I enjoyed Evelyn Hugo much more than this. I just don't connect well with this storytelling choice.
So. Daisy Jones and The Why The Fuck Are You Alive? In this review I will compare the book to things that will make so little sense at first, but work with me here, please.
This reminded me of Sex and The City in one specific way. They did have sex. But that's not it, that's just wooohooo rock stars.
The thing I will forever hate about Sex and The City was the fact that we had to follow people who were fundamentally just... absolute assholes. Sure, messed up things happened to them and I know the writers wanted me to feel sorry for them, but at the same time, just no. They all forged their own problems with their own hands and they never seemed to actually learn, just chased meaningless shit and acted awful, expecting some wonderful outcome still, because if you cry a little after heinous things then it's all okay, right?
This book is the absolute same thing. We are told Billy and especially Daisy are these fantastic, once in a lifetime amazing creatures. The number of times Daisy's HUGE BLUE EYES get mentioned made me want to claw my non-blue ones out of my head. She is such a manic pixie dream guuuurl, you can't tell her what to do. She doesn't wear a bra, because fuck you, that's why. She does all the drugs ever, because nobody can tell Daisy what to dooooo. There is literally nothing great about her. People keep saying she has a great heart. People who don't even know her. Based on? Well, I have no idea, because other than being told she baked a birthday cake for the mailman as a child, we never see any sign of it. Daisy never tries, with anything. She just rampages, but she has big blue eyes and she is pretty, so it's all cool.
Billy and his wife Camila are almost as asinine. The stomach-turning ideas about how your spouse can do whatever, because you “trust” them is just... are we being this stupid and this level of martyrs now? “Oh, he only cheated on me when I was pregnant and he was doing drugs, so it's cool.” I'm sorry, but these people are miserable as shit. But Camila is only a bossy bitch when it doesn't matter, but she acts like wet cardboard when it should be important to be straight with Billy. Because she DECIDED to marry a rock star, so it's all okay.
Karen's only character trait is struggling bossbabe. Eddie is pissed off. Warren likes babes. Pete... was there at some point or some shit. Graham was the only one who was kind of nice, really.
The way it ends, though... that's some gigantic bullshit. Camila is considerate enough to die, so Billy and Daisy have a chance of making up. How shitty.
And we have arrived to my other nonsensical comparison.
Tolkien invented a language because linguistics was his passion. He knew a lot about it and to him that was prime fun. Which gave the stupid idea of “every fantasy series needs some half baked bullshit fake language” to generations of fantasy authors who can't do the same. They try, bless them, but they make these clunky ass words and it just never works.
My point? Do not include something just because you feel you have to, when you clearly don't have the skills. The lyrics in this are.... not great. You can't tell me these are genius songs, they aren't. They kind of are just absolutely meh. We are told these characters are absolute forces and we get this?
What baffled me most is that this was played straight. You were meant to buy it, Daisy being some angelic icon. Everyone wanted to be like her. Billy's 5-year-old daughter said she was her favourite. A woman who was constantly on drugs, a petty mess, who couldn't be trusted to take care of herself. And everyone was okay with this.
In 500 Days of Summer, at least the point was that Tom needed to realise that what he was doing was unrealistic and stupid. Here, you are meant to understand why everyone was all about Daisy. She was “right” and everyone else was wrong.
I will be honest, I read this because of the hype and I regret it wholeheartedly. The only thing is, it was super easy and fast. That's it. Bye.
I haven't seen the show, but I'm curious.
I really like Judy Greer and thought she was fantastic in reading Karen.
I loved the style, the humor, the historical fiction, the characters, I can't think of anything that I didn't like.
Sinceramente me gustó pero después de leer 7HOEH me esperaba algo mejor. Fácil de leer al inicio pero lo dejé a la mitad y me costó horrores retomarlo porque simplemente no me atrapaba.
The audiobook was absolutely fantastic!!
Can't wait to see if the show has some of the songs!!
RTC... Going to go watch the show now :')
I was late to read this with a show already airing. Honestly, I'd tried it before and I guess I wasn't ready. But WOW. I'm glad I picked it up again (I bought it on holiday). It kept me company throughout my entire flight when I should have been sleeping. The characters were so true and felt so familiar, I actually had to look up whether this was a novel. Brilliant!
Aaaaayyyyyyy no se si ponerle 4.8 o 5 estrellaaaaaaaasssss.
Ay, para qué me complicó tanto, yo creo que son 5 por ahora
Nechápu proč je tahle knížka tak populární.
Plusy: hezká obálka, zajimavej formát, z postav Simone a Karen.
Jinak protagonista a protagonistka jsou naprosto nesnesitelný sebestředný fracci, nezaznamenala jsem jedinej moment kdy by udělali něco kvůli čemu by mě mělo zajímat co s nima bude. Zbytek postav kromě Karen, Simone a Camily byl mdlej a lehko zamenitelnej. Když umřel Teddy už jsem si ani nepamatovala kdo to je. Při odhalení Velkého Plot twistu na konci v podstatě šlo jenom o nějakou dodatečnou informací, ale nepřišlo mi, že by to příběhu dodalo nějakou extra dimenzi. O romantizovani svazku mezi Camillou a Billym za použití tropu “rozumeji si tak hrozně moc že nemusí o ničem komunikovat a už vůbec ne o svých problémech” a “pro některé lidi se vyplatí Trpět” už ani nemluvím.
Tohle je prostě další věc ze série “Marki čte současné populární knihy a je úplně mimo proč je to taková senzace”.
How is this not a real band?
The backstory, complexity and flaws in every character made them feel so real. The full cast in the audiobook really brings them alive.
The complicated relationships, the drama, the rise and fall of the band. This story made my heart hurt from start to finish.
I am absolutely speechless. I have no words to describe how much I LOVED this book. The tension between Daisy and Billy was done so well and I loved every moment with them, especially towards the middle/end. Some other things I loved are: the song lyrics, Camila being Billy's rock, the moments that matched/lined up with the show, Karen being a complete badass, Simone and Daisy's friendship, finding out who the “author” was, & almost all the moments with the whole band being together...they were so wholesome sometimes.
Quotes I loved the most will be below:
A fantastic rock and roll story that takes you deep into the music scene and the glamorous world of fame. The book introduces exciting characters and tells the story through interviews, allowing you to hear from all the band members, with a focus on Daisy and Billy. It's a unique and well-written tale that feels incredibly real, making you question if these characters actually exist. It's a fascinating journey that keeps you hooked and keeps you flipping through pages to learn more about the ups and downs of Daisy Jones and the six.
No voy a mentir, se me ha escapado una lagrimita al final.
Me ha gustado muchísimo, es súper adictivo y rápido de leer. Con una historia que te engancha y no te suelta. De mis libros favoritos del año, sin duda. Y voy directa a ver la adaptación.
the audiobook was so convincing the full cast of voice actors did SO GOOD i am CRUSHED that this band isn't real and that these band members that i care so much about ARENT REAL I WANT TO LISTEN TO THEIR ALBUM AND I CANT BECAUSE THEY ARENT REAL
Este livro não estava no topo da lista de leitura, e eu nem sabia bem como é que ele estava estruturado quando o adicionei à TBR no ano passado. Especialmente porque este género de romance não costuma ser a minha praia.
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Mas quando, acidentalmente, percebi que o livro se lê como um documentário/entrevista, coloquei-o na lista de “leituras simples” - o grupo de livros a que recorro depois de ler algo mais pesado e preciso de descomprimir.
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Portanto, foi assim que acabei a ler Daisy Jones & The Six. Precisava de algo leve. Mas não esperava que, sendo o formato do livro leve de consumir, a história fosse tão intensa. Nem esperava gostar tanto de um livro sobre uma banda, ainda mais passado nos anos 70, e com tantos detalhes musicais no processo.
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É um livro sobre amor, mas eu hesito eu chamar-lhe romance. Não porque não o tenha, mas porque acho que, na miríade de coisas que acontecem no livro, ele é secundário. Acho que é um livro sobre amizade, fraternidade, família escolhida, sobre lealdade e idolatria. Sobre vícios e saúde mental, sobre a diferença entre viver e sobreviver. Sobre dependência, codependência, independência. Sobre liberdade feminina e sobre música. Sobre errar, ser humano, perdoar e ser perdoado. Sobre segundas oportunidades, terceiras, infinitas.
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Creio que em momento nenhum eu “shippei” a Daisy com o Billy. Simplesmente porque nunca gostei do Billy. É arrogante e egocêntrico e um tanto narcisista. Mas também é intrinsecamente humano, com um amor profundo dentro dele e um personagem disciplinado. Já a Daisy é irreverente, confiante, mas empática, livre, espontânea. O Billy comete erros para viver a vida; a Daisy comete-os para escapar dela. Eles são veneno e cura um para o outro, em simultâneo almas gémeas e almas inimigas.
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Não sei explicar a experiência de ler este livro, mas posso dizer que foi uma leitura extremamente satisfatória. Apenas não foi das melhores leituras da minha vida. Mas cada página valeu a pena.
it was so good, i know it's unfair to compare it to tshoeh but i just didn't jell with the characters like i did with evelyn
This is a great book. I love how it is presented as a documentary of sorts. I also like how she once again linked her books together. Must read
Zeer meeslepend audioboek met een volledige cast. Boek is geschreven als één lang interview, dus persoonlijk vind ik dat het lezen via audioboek, vooral met deze getalenteerde cast, de leeservaring ten goed komt.
Het verhaal, hoewel fictief, is toch vrij herkenbaar als je bekend ben met rockbands uit de jaren zeventig. Niets super origineels en geen van de personages wist me emotioneel te raken. De meeste waren gewoon onvolwassen en egoïstisch.
De schrijfstijl spoorde wel aan om verder te lezen en zorgde dat het snel weg las, hoewel ik twijfel of dit ook het geval was geweest als ik het gewoon met mijn ogen had gelezen.
Uiteindelijk geen boek dat ik me lang zal herinneren.
Way too many points of view. There's a supposedly climactic part where one of the leads is playing the keyboard, and I'm there thinking not about the emotion of the scene but about what the keyboardist is going to have to say about it. And then she weighs in! Everyone has to have their tuppence worth on everything. It's very distracting from the general plot. Not for me.
Be still my heart. I didn't know I would be devastated over the downfall of a fictional band but Daisy and the band broke my heart to pieces.
I Understand that the interview dialogue writing might not be everyone's cup of tea. There were times were I felt detached to the characters but the overall of the story and the final events were quite emotional and i was too invested.
this was my favorite band in the entire world, and they are over. i'm currently crying over the fact that they won't release another album or go on tour ever again. at least... that's how you feel after finishing this book.
Readable but that last page was a slap in the face and I am not a fan of the interview style she is using. I am so disappointed after all the hype from friends for her books.
Ok I get the hype! I GET IT!!! Its on my favorite book list now!! Not a single bad thing to say it about it, just brilliant!! And I even thought “I don't want to read it, I'm not interested on reading something about music... I don't like music that much”. Thank god I read it!!!!
PERFECT BOOK! ❤️ PERFECT!!! ❤️
Ps: also I recommend the audiobook, I listened along and it took this all experience to another level!