Book Review: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Publisher: Random House Audio
Cast List: Daisy Jones, read by Jennifer Beals; Billy Dunne, read by Pablo Schreiber; Graham Dunne, read by Benjamin Bratt; Eddie Loving, read by Fred Berman; Warren Rhodes, read by Ari Fliakos; Karen Karen, read by Judy Greer; Camila Dunne, read by January LaVoy; Simone Jackson, read by Robinne Lee; Narrator/Author, read by Julia Whelan; Jim Blades, read by Jonathan Davis; Rod Reyes, read by Henry Leyva; Artie Snyder, read by Oliver Wyman; Elaine Chang, read by Nancy Wu; Freddie Mendoza, read by P.J. Ochlan; Nick Harris, read by Arthur Bishop; Jonah Berg, read by Holter Graham; Greg McGuinness, read by Brendan Wayne; Pete Loving, read by Pete Larkin; Wyatt Stone, read by Alex Jenkins Reid; Hank Allen, read by Robert Petkoff; Opal Cunningham, read by Sara Arrington
Release Date: March 05, 2019
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Publisher’s Description:
Daisy is a girl coming of age in LA in the late ’60s, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock ’n’ roll she loves most. By the time she’s 20, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things. Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she’s pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road. Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend.
The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the ’70s. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice.
Daisy Jones and the Six is the story of the 60s and 70s rock band The Six and their eventual lead singer, Daisy Jones. The band bears a striking resemblance to Fleetwood Mack – I’m not sure if that was intentional or not. Billy, the lead singer, is a hard-partying drug addict. When his wife becomes pregnant, he knows he has to sober up and become a better man. Daisy Jones is the it girl of the moment. She wants to be a songwriter and write and perform her own songs. A record producer pairs her with The Six and magic happens. However, there is tension between Daisy and the rest of the band, primarily Billy.
Daisy Jones and the Six is written as an oral history, which made it perfect for audio. It’s read by a full cast and was like listening to a play – really well done. I was pleasantly surprised. Malibu Rising was the first TJR book I read and I didn’t think it lived up the hype. Everyone told me to give Daisy Jones a try anyway. It was also super-hyped when it came out so I was nervous. But I really liked it and will definitely read more of TJR’s books. People love her so maybe Malibu Rising was a fluke.
Recommended – especially on audio.
