Was surprised to find that this novel about the meteoric rise and epic fall of a 1970’s rock band was told through alternating character interview answers. Through all the fights, song writing, drug and alcohol abuse, and relationship drama, I was not surprised to find out who the interviewer was at the end. I won’t ruin that tidbit for you, though.
Daisy Jones, a singer and songwriter, rises through the L.A. music scene and meets The Six, a six member band comprised of five men on one keyboardist woman. Daisy butts heads with the leader of the band, but by working together, the two write an album that becomes iconic. But, he is married and their attraction – and addictions – put his family at risk, so their tour together is long and filled with discomfort and secrets.
What I love about this book is that each person tells their own perspective and each voice feels genuine. Each character is flushed out beginning to end. One character tells their side, and even the smaller characters have serious arcs. Except Warren who just wanted to play music so he didn’t deal with the drama, which jives with that character type.
Taylor Jenkins Reid built a narrative in which this band could exist among the other musical greats of the 1970s, an era where seeing your favorite band live was the only way. The internet didn’t exist. There was no watching reels on Instagram. No YouTube. Just live music in large arenas.
Reid even wrote the songs. Yes, the lyrics are included in the book. It makes this fictional band feel real. While I haven’t watched the show adapted by Amazon, I can hear the sings anyway. And I might need to check out the series just to see if it does the book justice.
4 out of 5 stars.
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Was surprised to find that this novel about the meteoric rise and epic fall of a 1970’s rock band was told through alternating character interview answers. Through all the fights, song writing, drug and alcohol abuse, and relationship drama, I was not surprised to find out who the interviewer was at the end. I won’t ruin that tidbit for you, though.
Daisy Jones, a singer and songwriter, rises through the L.A. music scene and meets The Six, a six member band comprised of five men on one keyboardist woman. Daisy butts heads with the leader of the band, but by working together, the two write an album that becomes iconic. But, he is married and their attraction – and addictions – put his family at risk, so their tour together is long and filled with discomfort and secrets.
What I love about this book is that each person tells their own perspective and each voice feels genuine. Each character is flushed out beginning to end. One character tells their side, and even the smaller characters have serious arcs. Except Warren who just wanted to play music so he didn’t deal with the drama, which jives with that character type.
Taylor Jenkins Reid built a narrative in which this band could exist among the other musical greats of the 1970s, an era where seeing your favorite band live was the only way. The internet didn’t exist. There was no watching reels on Instagram. No YouTube. Just live music in large arenas.
Reid even wrote the songs. Yes, the lyrics are included in the book. It makes this fictional band feel real. While I haven’t watched the show adapted by Amazon, I can hear the sings anyway. And I might need to check out the series just to see if it does the book justice.
4 out of 5 stars.
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