Thanks to @randomhouse for sharing Daisy Jones & The Six, my second Taylor Jenkins Reid, with me! I liked it a lot.

This books is a written oral history of the singer Daisy Jones and the band The Six, who combined to be Daisy Jones and The Six. It clearly takes some inspiration from Fleetwood Mac, and Daisy’s pill popping ways reminded me of Valley of the Dolls (which is even mentioned in the book). The oral history style allows the story to move along really quickly and lets you get to know the characters quite well.

I really like stories about fame and fortune and life in Hollywood so I think I was inclined to like this book just for those elements. Hollywood in the late 60s/early 70s is just such a fun setting. The characters felt pretty well developed to me too, although some were a little caricatured (the bandmate Eddie who was constantly jealous of Billy, the aloof misunderstood Daisy, Daisy’s “prince” husband who was controlling and abusive). The romantic tension between Billy, the singer and most talented member of The Six, Daisy, and Camila, Billy’s wife that he was completely devoted to, was really great.

Something else pretty cool was that TJR included all the song lyrics from the band’s hit album. However… I struggled to hear the music in my head (and maybe this is why I’m not a musician - I mean the fact that I can’t hear songs in my head just from descriptions of them - well that and my complete lack of musical talent). For that reason, I think the show, which has been optioned by @reesewitherspoon, will be BETTER! I think the show will be able to bring more emotional depth to the characters through actually bringing the music to life. And if you want to see who I pictured in each of the roles, head over to my blog to see my dream cast.