A review by binreads
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I started seeing the ads for the show everywhere, and the overall aesthetic definitely intrigued me so I picked up the book to read before diving into the show.

From the start, I can agree with lots of other reviewers on here when they said it was hard to get into due the the interview-esque writing style. I felt like I couldn’t immerse myself fully into the story, or completely understand the characters. I wish the author would’ve spliced in scenes from the past, written regularly from maybe Daisy or Billy’s POV (or even the other band mates) to take a break from the interviews and allow us to experience their story while it happened. It was really slow for me up until the halfway point then it picks up. 

I loved Daisy and Karen the most. 

I also think the reveal of the interviewer being Julia left me with the question of did maybe Billy or Daisy lie about anything as to conceal the truth from Camilla and Billy’s daughter? Such as IF they might’ve taken things farther? Because to me, I understand them lusting for each other but to call it love when they had never even been together more than an ‘almost’ kiss….meh I don’t buy it.  It’s honestly quite sad. I feel most sad for Camilla tbh. Like here you are raising this man’s 3 children and you know he’s infatuated with his co-singer. And she just stays with him? Billy didn’t deserve either of those women.

Overall, a decent read! I’m really excited to start the show now and see what’s the same/what they changed from the book.
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