Are you a fan of Fleetwood Mac?
Or a fan of messy dynamics between eccentric characters?
Or just want a book to get you through a cold autumn day?
Well if you answer yes to any of these questions Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid might be the book for you.
Throughout the book, we look deeply into the history of the fictional band “The Six” and how they struggled to become a successful band in the 70’s.
They later on have to add a new member: Daisy Jones who is a free-spirited and boisterous addition for the up-and-coming band
She is also considered a controversial addition within the band as front-man Billy believes she could break them apart.
But she quickly sends the band into stardom but just as quickly she might be the reason they burn out.
The book is set out in an interview format which makes each character unreliable in some way as there are many details throughout the book which differ depending on which character is being asked.
It truly makes you second guess if you can trust the characters you have grown to love and sometimes you have to pick and choose who you can trust in certain situations.
Reid genuinely adores this book and the characters she’s created within it.
Every song that the band writes she has listed in the back of the book with each song having its own individual lyrics.
It is no shock that British author/screenwriter, Dolly Alderton claimed: “I can’t remember the last time I read a book that was so fun”
Reid injects so much detail into her characters that their hardships feel like our downfalls and their triumphs feel like our own achievements.
I would like to warn that the book does deal with heavy topics such as drug abuse which is a main plot line and the main characters do suffer from this.
Thankfully, Reid handles these subjects with care and respect.
To read this book is to fall in love with the characters.
It is to appreciate the dynamics shared between them.
It is to laugh with them.
It is to struggle with them.
I expect most readers can find one character that they enjoy due to how Reid has chosen to represent them (mine is Warren).
No character is perfect, they all have flaws which makes them more realistic. Also because Reid decided to lay out the book as an interview style it allows us to see every moment from a multitude of different perspectives without being stuck looking over the plot in an omnipresent narrator role.
Overall, this book encapsulates a 70’s rock band and how they have t fight tooth and nail just to get a glimpse of the stardom they were destined for.
Finishing this book was a sorrowful experience as I had to let go of the brilliant characters and the witty writing which in this day in age is a rare find
