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sarahthegaymer 's review for:
Daisy Jones & The Six
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Ah..Daisy Jones & The Six. Sorry not sorry but this was only a three-star read for me.
This is totally 1970's rock-n-roll, sex, drugs, alcohol, and everything in between. The Six is a band that while they're popular, their agent feels they need some additional to take them to the next level when it comes to their new album and upcoming tour. Enter Daisy Jones, a Hollywood girl that grew up doing basically whatever she wants, when she wants. Together, they are a hit, until they're not.
First and foremost, I think one of the hardest things about this book was that it is written in Oral History format. Therefore, I definitely recommend the audiobook if you even *think* you might have a hard time reading it. Reading it for me was definitely difficult and sometimes even though I knew who was talking, I forgot who they were and what their significance to the storyline/band was. I think this was the biggest reason for my less than perfect star rating for this book.
My second reason for the lower star rating here is because overall I just think the story was flat and predictable. I mean, a pretty young woman joins a band full of men and everything is going to be 'a-ok'. -insert sarcasm- Again, maybe because of the oral history format it was meant to be more slice of life and not really have a purpose. IDK.
Overall, I didn't *hate* the book, I just wasn't a super fan of it. I think that there was a lot of hype around this book and it was just more than disappointing when it fell flat for me. I would recommend this book if you love historical books about bands, but again I would recommend listening to the audiobook, not reading it. I also be excited when the show adaptation comes out and I can compare.
I don't have much more to say because of my indifferent feelings towards it.
This is totally 1970's rock-n-roll, sex, drugs, alcohol, and everything in between. The Six is a band that while they're popular, their agent feels they need some additional to take them to the next level when it comes to their new album and upcoming tour. Enter Daisy Jones, a Hollywood girl that grew up doing basically whatever she wants, when she wants. Together, they are a hit, until they're not.
First and foremost, I think one of the hardest things about this book was that it is written in Oral History format. Therefore, I definitely recommend the audiobook if you even *think* you might have a hard time reading it. Reading it for me was definitely difficult and sometimes even though I knew who was talking, I forgot who they were and what their significance to the storyline/band was. I think this was the biggest reason for my less than perfect star rating for this book.
My second reason for the lower star rating here is because overall I just think the story was flat and predictable. I mean, a pretty young woman joins a band full of men and everything is going to be 'a-ok'. -insert sarcasm- Again, maybe because of the oral history format it was meant to be more slice of life and not really have a purpose. IDK.
Overall, I didn't *hate* the book, I just wasn't a super fan of it. I think that there was a lot of hype around this book and it was just more than disappointing when it fell flat for me. I would recommend this book if you love historical books about bands, but again I would recommend listening to the audiobook, not reading it. I also be excited when the show adaptation comes out and I can compare.
I don't have much more to say because of my indifferent feelings towards it.