Daisy Jones & The Six: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup—from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto Is Back
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“An explosive, dynamite, down-and-dirty look at a fictional rock band told in an interview style that gives it irresistible surface energy.”—Elin Hilderbrand
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, The Washington Post, Esquire, Glamour, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, Parade, Paste, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot
Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now.
Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock ’n’ roll she loves most. By the time she’s twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things.
Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she’s pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road.
Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend.
The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice.
REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NOW AN EMMY AWARD–NOMINATED ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY REESE WITHERSPOON
“An explosive, dynamite, down-and-dirty look at a fictional rock band told in an interview style that gives it irresistible surface energy.”—Elin Hilderbrand
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, The Washington Post, Esquire, Glamour, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, Parade, Paste, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot
Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now.
Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock ’n’ roll she loves most. By the time she’s twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things.
Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she’s pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road.
Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend.
The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice.
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Readers say *Daisy Jones & The Six* offers a compelling mix of drugs, love, and rock ‘n’ roll set in the 1970s, with a refreshing oral history format ...
A wild ride from start to finish. Compelling concept building the story around “interviews”. Lots of drugs and sex and insights into human emotions. Nothing I haven’t read before though. Decent quick read.
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Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
351 pages
What’s it about?
This book is written as an oral history of a fictitious rock band in the 1970's. Billy Dunne is the lead singer and undisputed head of The Six- an up and coming rock band. Daisy Jones is a wild child with talented singing voice and a desire to do things her own way. When a producer decides to pair the band with Daisy Jones- a legend is made.
What did it make me think about?
The 1970"s! I came of age in the 70's and just enjoyed this love story wrapped up in a drugged filled, rock n' roll package.
Should I read it?
After reading Milkman I was so ready to just enjoy a book. Daisy Jones & The Six was like the perfect anecdote. It reads like an interview from lots of different perspectives. It just flies by. Very enjoyable- not necessarily thought provoking, but just so much fun! By the way- it is basically a good old-fashioned love story.
Quote-
"You have to have one person in your life that you know would never do anything to steer you wrong. They may disagree with you. They could even break your heart, from time to time. But you have to have one person, at least, who you know will always tell you the truth."
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Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
351 pages
What’s it about?
This book is written as an oral history of a fictitious rock band in the 1970's. Billy Dunne is the lead singer and undisputed head of The Six- an up and coming rock band. Daisy Jones is a wild child with talented singing voice and a desire to do things her own way. When a producer decides to pair the band with Daisy Jones- a legend is made.
What did it make me think about?
The 1970"s! I came of age in the 70's and just enjoyed this love story wrapped up in a drugged filled, rock n' roll package.
Should I read it?
After reading Milkman I was so ready to just enjoy a book. Daisy Jones & The Six was like the perfect anecdote. It reads like an interview from lots of different perspectives. It just flies by. Very enjoyable- not necessarily thought provoking, but just so much fun! By the way- it is basically a good old-fashioned love story.
Quote-
"You have to have one person in your life that you know would never do anything to steer you wrong. They may disagree with you. They could even break your heart, from time to time. But you have to have one person, at least, who you know will always tell you the truth."
If you like this try-
Life Among Giants by Bill Roorbach
Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
The Nix by Nathan Hill
Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson
I read this when it was the Hello Sunshine book of the month, and I can’t articulate how much I hated it. The characters are truly unlikable and I found myself not caring if their band succeeded or imploded, or if their personal relationships did the same. The book itself is derivative and is basically Fleetwood Mac’s bio told by way of a watered down ‘Don’t Sleep With Your Drummer’.
I really thought I would love this book but it just wasn’t for me. I didn’t actively dislike it, I just didn’t care about anything that was happening, the characters, the music etc. The writing wasn’t bad by any means and there were things I liked enough but I found myself skimming through the book after I hit halfway because It wasn’t holding my interest at all. Sad!
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