This Daisy Jones & the Six review gives you all the details you need to know about this immensely unique and page-turning book about the rise and fall of a 70s rock band. I have also provided book club questions, and lifestyle pairings, including books similar to Daisy Jones & the Six, music, tv adaptation details, and more for you to enjoy.
Daisy Jones & The Six Review
- New York Times bestseller
- Book of the Month Club’s Book of the Year 2019
- Named one of the best books of the year by several outlets
Daisy Jones & the Six is the only novel I can ever recall reading TWICE — once in print when it was released and again on audio just before the release of the TV adaptation. So, yeah, it’s good.
This Reese Witherspoon book club is the brainchild of popular author Taylor Jenkins Reid, and it’s the story of the rise and fall of a 1970s rock band, which was reminiscent to me of a band like Fleetwood Mac. The main questions posed to the reader are: How did they get together? And, why did they fall apart?
As one might imagine, there’s sex, drugs, and rock and roll in this book. The story is told in a documentary, interview style with the band members.
Reid is skilled at creating characters that live and breathe, and this book makes the reader yearn to hear Daisy Jones and lead male vocalist Billie sing together just one more time.
Daisy Jones & the Six is such a unique storyline and way of telling a story that will get all your creative juices flowing. The book even includes a full set of song lyrics!
Daisy Jones & The Six Audiobook Review
Daisy Jones & the Six was a finalist in the 2020 Audie Awards and is also widely hailed as one of the best audiobooks of all time. It has a full cast of narrators reading the audiobook:
- Sara Arrington
- Jennifer Beals
- Arthur Bishop
- Fred Berman
- Benjamin Bratt
- Jonathan Davis
- Ari Fliakos
- Holter Graham
- Judy Greer
- January Lavoy
- Robinne Lee
- Peter Larkin
- Henry Leyva
- P.J. Ochlan
- Robert Petkoff
The large cast (including famous names) really brings this book to life. I read it both in print AND on audio and, by the end of the audio, I had chills.
Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid is arguably better on audio because it’s narrated by a full cast, including famous actors, which works especially well for the book, since it’s written in the format of a documentary. The audiobook was a finalist in the 2020 Audie Awards. However, the print copy contains song lyrics at the end.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid is definitely worth reading. This Reese’s book club pick was, among accolades, Book of the Month Club’s Book of the Year 2019 and finalist in the 2020 Audie Awards. It’s the story of the rise and fall of a 1970s rock band, similar to Fleetwood Mac, uniquely told in documentary format decades later. It even includes song lyrics and has become a reader favorite over the past several years.
Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid is so good because it’s about an intriguing and salacious topic — the rise and fall of a 1970s rock band — and it’s told in a unique documentary format decades later, which makes the story and the characters come alive.
Books Like Daisy Jones & The Six
If you loved Daisy Jones & the Six, below are four books I read that gave me Daisy Jones & the Six vibes:
The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton: This story of the rise, fall, and reunion of a iconic interracial rock duo in the 1970s felt so similar to Daisy Jones & the Six in format, yet also unique in its own story. I recommend the audio version.
The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez: A lovable modern rom-com in which a young woman finds a dog, which happens to be owned by a rock star… then ends up developing feelings for him.
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby: A pop music junkie who runs a failing record store contemplates a second chance at romance.
The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan: An early 2000s pop music girl group reminisces the height of their fame and how it may have contributed to a group member’s suicide 20 years later.
(And if you haven’t already, you must read Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best books, including The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.)
Book Pairings
To accompany this review of Daisy Jones & the Six, check out the below recommendations.
(See all of Taylor Jenkins Reid Books in Order.)
Daisy Jones & The Six TV Show Series
Watch the 13-episode Amazon TV series based on Daisy Jones & the Six, which was released in March 2023.
Daisy Jones & The Six Music & Songs
Listen to this curated Spotify playlist inspired by the book:
Listen to the songs from the tv adaptation too:
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