“Daisy Jones and The Six” by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Audiobook)
Ever miss music shows on VH1 and MTV? Actual shows about music or bands? Not ones about six strangers living in a random house together or pregnant teenagers. Pop up videos, band interviews, documentaries, etc. Well that’s what Taylor Jenkins Reid brought back in Daisy Jones and The Six.
I will admit that after starting the audiobook I thought that Daisy Jones was a real person and popped her name into the Google search only to find the links were all about this book. I also hate to admit, that it was only after I started this book that I realized the author was the same one as “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo,” which I loved! So…shame on me, right?
Anyway, this story was mainly about two characters and their lives in the music industry. Daisy Jones, a girl who grows up apart of the rock-and-roll scene and has dreams of making it big no matter what it takes. Billy, one of the two brothers that created a band called (after some name changes) The Six. Circumstances bring the Daisy Jones and The Six together, and the results are epic. Their fame and sales skyrocket, but with that, comes trouble. Lots of it. The reader is left guessing when Daisy will overdose, and when Billy, the self proclaimed leader of The Six is going to drive the band apart. They also wonder when Daisy and Billy will eventually hook up, even though Billy is “happily” married. I won’t give away the answers to those musings, but just know, the answers are surprising.
I absolutely loved all the characters, even the ones that didn’t have a huge part (although I felt everyone had a decent role to contribute). The characters were all well-rounded and flawed. I felt like I could connect with each of them in some way. Every day that I put on the headphones to listen, I felt like I was coming back to the tour bus, the recording studio, the pool parties, and other places with people I knew.
The cast who read the parts were perfect. The ones I recognized immediately were Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order, Miss Congeniality), Judy Greer (Arrested Development), and Jonathan Davis (frontman of Korn). After listening to the audiobook, I can’t imagine anyone else reading the parts. I was able to separate the looks of the actors and the looks of the characters, besides Judy Greer. I think she would be perfect to play the part of Karen if they did a movie or show (which is rumored to happen).
Even though the story is set in the 70’s, I disregarded that as I believed that it had the feeling of today as well. I truly believe that this story could have taken place at any time. Tell me if I am wrong.
It is really hard for me to give a perfect score to books, and I do feel that some of the way Daisy Jones and The Six was written could have been done differently or taken out completely, however, I did not want to stop listening to this book. It had me hooked from start to finish. There were no “slow” or “boring” parts, and as stated before, I really connected with each character. This book made me feel things I didn’t think I would and think about issues that I thought I had a strong footing on, but realized I may need to rethink my stances.
I would love to discuss this book with anyone who read it. Feel free to comment below!
-K.
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