Daisy Jones & The Six - A Masterpiece

Written by Serita O.R | Mar 12, 2025 7:27:39 PM

Daisy Jones & The Six 

 

This is truly a masterpiece. Incredible. Unforgettable. Intoxicating. This is a deeply human story about the love, loss, and the bond that connect us. The relationships that are always complex, and the conflicts and tensions that arise as a result, ultimately ending in the breakdown of certain relationships with people. 

It is a beautifully written, emotional novel that will stay with me for a long time. This is a must read for anyone who loves drama, unforgettable characters, and a testament to the power of music. And obviously anyone who loves TJR.

The Downfall of Fame

Also being a commentary on the nature of fame and the toll it takes on those that have achieved that. The Six are shot up to stardom almost overnight, with the ongoing pressure to maintain their success, which took a heavy toll on the band members personal life, but also their self-respect, self-control which quickly went out the window leading to the well known problem of addiction. 

The Characters & Strong Messages 

As with all of TJR’s books they have strong messages throughout the book … and this was no exception … 

  • Don’t take no for an answer.
  • Women empowerment.
  • Supporting other women.
  • Getting credit when credit is due. 
  • The power of love, how it can bond and break someone 
  • Women and men’s equality - “Men often think they deserve a sticker for treating women like people.”
  • How we need to be able to have faith and trust in people even before they earn it or else they won’t ever be able to earn it. 
  • When you care about someone, you WILL get hurt, it is just what it means to care about someone - “No matter who you choose to go down the road with, you’re gonna get hurt. That’s just the nature of caring about someone. No matter who you love, they will break your heart along the way."

 

The women in this story were such strong female characters, especially Daisy, she is such a compelling character, with her raw talent, rebellious spirit causing both admiration and friction with her bandmates. All the characters though are so incredibly developed, even the side characters are more layered and developed than most books main characters.

 

It made me fall in love with each and every one of the characters, they each have their own quirks, character, and personality. Honestly, I have no idea how someone could have written this as a work of fiction that just screams real life drama. 

The 70s Music Scene

Capturing the spirit and essence of the 1970s music scene, the Rock’n’Roll music scene. Like a love letter to rock and roll, capturing the excitement and energy of the bands live performances, and the way music bring people of all ages, background, and preferences together.

 

Rock and Roll and the 70s have never been one of my interests, but one of TJR many talents is making you love something you never, ever thought you would, (I felt this when I read Carrie Sotto Is Back as well, I am now officially a tennis fan!). 

Addiction

Addiction is a very heavy topic to write (and read) about and who better to do this than Taylor Jenkins Reid! It perfectly captures the dark side of addiction, the real side of drugs, not just the idealistic version where you are high and happy, but the guilt that comes with addiction, people not being able to cope when they are sober when they NEED to get their next high to be able to function. 

As well as the struggle towards sobriety, how it affects those around them, the guilt that they feel … this just perfectly sums it up ….

“Simone: I was getting a lot of phone calls from Daisy at all hours of the day. I’d say, “Let me come get you.” And she’d refuse. I thought about trying to force her into rehab. But you can’t do that. You can’t control another person. It doesn’t matter how much you love them. You can’t love someone back to health and you can’t hate someone back to health and no matter how right you are about something, it doesn’t mean they will change their mind."

Transcript Format 

Written in an unusual format, through a transcript of interviews with the band members, their friends, and family, as well as others that were involved in the band’s journey. This made the book have a sense of realism, making it feel as though we are reading a true account of a band’s rise to fame. 

Many people felt though, that because of this they struggled to connect with the characters and story but I couldn't agree any less, I thought this added to the intimacy of the story, giving more depth to the characters, and helping to have a more flowing story with hearing about the same event through multiple POV’s.

The Ending & Conclusion

Came too soon … I needed this to be at least another 200 pages longer! I thought the ending was fitting to the characters, to the story, it felt that it was right and it was true. 

This has become another of my 5 star reads, beautifully written and with unforgettable, deep characters, I haven’t got a bad word to say about it … except maybe … it wasn’t long enough!