I’ve been meaning to read this book for sooooo long and it delivered fully! I loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Reid’s other book) so freaking much, and I’d heard some praise about Daisy Jones & The Six, so I decided to put it on my list.
Let me tell you about. This. Fricking. Book. I’m not even sure what word would best describe this book. Delirious? Fever dream? No, it’s not that insane. You guys have to help me. It was a book that I felt like I was living the nightmares right along with the characters. Like I could feel the torture and pain along with them. And that’s such a beautiful thing, but it was the last thing I expected out of this style of writing.
If you didn’t know, Daisy Jones is about a fictional band in the ‘70s that becomes the IT band of that decade. It becomes crazy popular, but there is a ton of internal turmoil within the band, especially between its lead singers, Billy Dunne and Daisy Jones. There is burning chemistry between them, along with the freaking awesome enemies-to-lovers tropes I have ever seen. But, aside from the fact that both of their pride is off the charts, Billy’s marriage keeps them apart. They won’t even admit to themselves, let alone each other, and while grudges build up between the other band members, bad blood comes to a head at the band’s last performance together, leading to their split in 1979.
The story is heady, gripping, unclear, and entirely too good for my age group. I feel like my own knowledge of the ‘70s and especially band culture was a travesty to the book. I should research more on the book, as the story was supposedly modeled after Fleetwood Mac.
And, the craziest part is…it’s written in interview format!! Agggghhhh! I am completely in love with this format, this almost dialogue or documentary narrative style. I didn’t expect it to be such a good style of narration, but I found myself laughing along and talking to myself (two excellent signs, of course). As I said, this book gripped me and was so good, but the biggest realization was that this style of writing could be that good of a narrative voice.
Of course, the best thing is that this book is the latest I’ve read, so it’s still on my mind. You know when you’ve just read a book and you can’t stop thinking about it? Yeah, as of this moment, that’s Daisy Jones for me! Also…they’re making a TV show of the book with SAM CLAFLIN I AM NOT OK! So ready for this and let me go die quickly!
Genre: literary fiction, historical fiction
Age: 14+
Rating: 10/10