It is the 70's and Daisy Jones was a carefree young woman in Hollywood with absolutely nothing to lose. She loved to hit the bars and mingle with the bands. And the older she gets, the more one thing was becoming very clear. Daisy Jones could sing.
The Six is an up and coming band led by Billy Dunne. Billy has been fighting his demons for years but is willing to give up all of the partying for his wife, Camilla, and their young family. A savvy producer thinks that putting Daisy Jones with The Six will create an unprecedented sound. He was not wrong.
Almost immediately Billy and Daisy clash in explosive ways. Daisy hasn't met a drug she didn't like and is seldom sober. Billy sees in Daisy everything that he gave up when he got sober for his wife and family. Her life is what he covets and struggles with every day of his life. The closer they work together, the more Billy is drawn to her in a way that he never thought possible. And then abruptly it is over. The band falls apart while on tour, leaving the world questioning why. Did Billy fall off the wagon? Did he and Daisy make an epic mistake?
Rock-n-Roll biographies are the rage right now. Especially biopics like Bohemian Rhapsody. We are one week off of the Oscars where an actor playing one of the most famous frontmen won an Oscar. And there is an Elton John biopic getting a ton of buzz, right now. Daisy Jones & The Six is written as if it is one of those biographies, or even extended Rolling Stone article. Each member their part of the story in alternating voices. Sometimes it is only a few sentences and other times it is several pages long. It reads like a long interview, but you don't know who the interviewer is or what questions are being asked. Daisy was an enigmatic kind of character. You can't help but be drawn to her carefree personality, but her addictions make it tough to like her. Billy, on the other hand, seemed much more sympathetic. He had conquered his addictions for love. He was a bit of an ass at times, but I think that is a symptom of being a rockstar. As the reader, you start out wondering where the story was going, but it is nearly the end of the book before you get that "wow" moment. - CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS
Daisy Jones and The Six is getting so much buzz. And rightfully so. At first, I couldn't understand why. And then by the end of the book, I was just as mesmerized as I expected to be. This book is one that readers are going to be talking about for a long time to come.
Details:
- Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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- Pages: 368
- Publisher: Random House Publishing
- Publication Date: 3/3/2019
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