Wow!! This was one of the most satisfying reads in ages. I absolutely loved it. If you were ever a fan of Vh-1's "Behind the Music" (am I dating myself here?), then you should enjoy this book. Written in an interview format, involving members of the band, The Six, Daisy Jones, and a few others, all involved reminisce and recount the whirlwind that led up to their mega-successful album, Aurora, and the tour that followed.

It isn't just a recounting of the making of the album and the tour, it's the evolution of their personalities and interactions with each other. The beautiful way it was written and the character development made me feel like this all actually happened. Last summer I read the Stevie Nick's biography and felt this was written in the same vein, although it is fictional. It just felt so real, I felt I was there witnessing it.

I am a huge fan of Taylor Jenkins Reid and she did not disappoint with this latest book at all. The originality was out of the ballpark!

The writing just flowed I was not sure at first how I would like all the characters commenting like they were being interviewed but I found it actually flowed really well. Reece Witherspoon commented that the author " transported her back into the 70's music scene " I felt the same way. The reader feels like your getting a glimpse into how life really was for them it was kind of magical. Overall, though, I didn’t love it as much as I thought I was going to.

Is it too early to say this is going on my top books of 2019? My first read of the year did not disappoint and I absolutely loved it!
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Daisy Jones & The Six is the tale of a rock band in the 70’s, their whirlwind rise to fame, and the truth behind their shocking breakup. Daisy Jones is a young girl growing up in LA. Everyone knows her as the fun party girl but finally people are starting to realize that she has an amazing voice. The Six is a band trying to make a name for themselves, with lead singer Billy leading the way. Their manager puts these two powerhouses together and it’s utter magic. They go on to become Daisy Jones & The Six, an iconic rock band of the 1970’s. This story is beautifully told and all of these stories are intricately put together. This is told in interview format, which is not confusing at all and only adds to the rock n roll vibe. This is a beautifully written and captivating story and I am all in as a groupie for Daisy Jones & The Six! Like the band, this book is magic! 💥 For me, Daisy Jones & The Six was ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 stars. Thank you @randomhouse for this advance reader in exchange for my honest review. Put this one on your TBR’s friends, this book hits shelves in March and you do NOT want to miss it!

Taylor Jenkins Reid is an incredible author. Honestly, when I read the description of this book (about the rise and fall of a fictitious band in the 1970s), I thought that if it wasn't written by Taylor Jenkins Reid, I wouldn't have read it. This story was just incredible. It was heartbreaking, beautiful, and just so raw. I felt a rollercoaster of emotions. I loved the interview format-it was so perfect for this book! I pretty much loved everything about it, except one thing towards the end, but it wasn't enough to change my rating from five stars. I rarely give out five stars, but this book is absolutely worth it. I want to start all over from the beginning!

Just like she did in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid has written another book that I loved and am happy to give 5 stars.

Daisy Jones & the Six is a fun, fast-paced book about the rise and fall of a fictional rock band in the 70s. It’s about a heroine who is equally fearless and flawed, confident and vulnerable. It’s about complicated love, where I empathized with and understood both party’s motivations, although that didn’t make it any less heartbreaking.

The atmosphere of this book completely transfixed me. It made me want to hear this band perform these songs so badly. This book delivered an emotional gut punch that I didn’t see coming, yet left me smiling at the end.

Prior to reading this book, the only other book from Taylor Jenkins Reid I've read has been The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. This book is SO GOOD!! Throughout it, I had to continuously remind myself that this wasn't a real band, although I wish it were. The writing style is amazing, and much like Evelyn Hugo it was as though I could see it while reading!

There aren't many authors whose works I put at the top of my TBR list when they write something new, but TJR is now one of them!

Librarian: This book is brilliantly fun. It's easily readable, with likable characters and an interesting format. Unfortunately it could prove difficult to get into the hands of those who would enjoy it most. This book feels like a YA novel. That's what it reads like. Except the subject manner is... less than YA friendly. (Also the characters are older than those found in YA, being in their mid-to-late twenties rather than teenagers). Instead I would classify this as a New Adult novel. But most libraries don't have New Adult sections (yet), and a lot of the readers who fit into that category still naturally look for books in YA, rather than in the Adult sections. That could make it difficult for readers to find this book in the first place.
Hopefully that will be mitigated some by the upcoming Amazon show. As we all know, nothing causes patrons to become interested in a book quite as quickly as a movie or TV show being made about that book. And the fact that this one has been ordered to series before the book even releases might give it some buzz that it wouldn't otherwise have.
Reader: You know how sometimes reading feels effortless? Like you pick up a book and next thing you know it's 3:30 in the morning and you have to get up in 3 hours, but you can't fall asleep because your brain is still caught up in the story you just read? That's what reading DJ&TS was for me. It was a brilliant thrill ride of a book that caught me completely by surprise.

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What's not to love about this book? The "oral history" made it a quick and fun read--loved all the insight into songwriting, band dynamics and the music industry in 1970s LA. Daisy Jones & the Six seem like a perfect combination of Fleetwood Mac & The Eagles.

Going a bit back and forth on this one — I liked the story, what I expected from the author, and it flowed well, but I had a hard time caring about a band that did not exist. I liked the twists at the end, though they did verge on cheesy slightly, and reminded me of the twist in Evelyn Hugo. It was just rough reading a fictional oral history. The whole time I wanted to hear the songs and see the photos described, or just wanted to watch A Star Is Born again. A solid effort, but not sure this will make a huge splash.

Excellent read! Written from the perspective of each character, via an interview format, the book chronicles the rise and fall of a fictitious 1970s rock band. Although the tension between the characters builds almost from the start, the tone of the book is even and consistent, making it easy to read and keep up with. Highly recommended!

An intriguing story of a fictional rock band at the height of fame in the mid- to late- 70's. The story is told entirely through interview format as the members of the band recall what happened during those crazy years, much like reading a Behind the Music episode. The interview format is original and I like the way different band members recall events differently. A well-written ode to the decadence of 1970s rock and roll. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

There is no doubt there are and will be many reviews about this book, so I am going to get right to the point. I absolutely loved this book., from the style of story telling, to the real struggles of the characters, to the amazing time period (70’s music scene). It all culminated in an enchanting and addictive read. It felt like I was reading a Behind The Music episode on Daisy Jones and Six. And that gave me all the feels! Well done Taylor Jenkins Reid, well done.

I received an e-arc via Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I've read a few of Taylor jenkins Reid's books and really enjoyed them so I was really excited to receive an advanced copy of this one through Netgalley. The book is set up differently from others, its like reading the transcript of an episode of "Behind the Music." Each character's perspective is there, interspersed with others talking about the same events. Its mostly linear in terms of time, and while some characters are more developed than others - there aren't too many characters. It's enjoyable, you want to know these people and listen to their album. Except that it's not real, but it certainly seems so. It's pretty true for the time with all the drugs, partying and rock and roll from what I know about the 1970s, its almost like the movie Almost Famous in a book form. The reveals at the end were a nice touch as well. It's a good read that I certainly recommend. I also loved the Spotify playlist that goes along with the book, and the song lyrics at the back of the book.

4.5 stars (rounded all the way up)!

There is just no way in hell that I can’t round those stars up to 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! Mainly because I flew through it. I had to painfully force myself to stop reading and put my iPad down to tend to life. I took half of a star away because I loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo just slightly more. Slightly.

I can’t explain the sheer excitement I felt when I got approved for Taylor Jenkins Reid’s newest book, Daisy Jones and the Six. After reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (my top book of 2017), I just KNEW I had to read this. That and my love for music - all music, but rock is my all time favorite.

When you start this book, you immediately think you’re about to read an autobiography about a real band. TJR does a fantastic job of making the reader think they are reading non-fiction. The structure of this book is incredible. It is written in interview format, minus the questions. Each beloved character takes part talking about about Daisy Jones and how she joins the rock band The Six. We get into the personal and professional lives of these characters, the rise and fall of the band, love, drug addiction, cheating, friendship and forgiveness. The end is just so TJR. She tends to throw that unexpected curveball that just makes you just love her and her storytelling.

I know a lot of my fellow Goodreads friends got approved for this book, but many did not. I feel very lucky that I was one of the chosen ones!

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House - Ballantine and Taylor Jenkins Reid for the advanced copy in exchange for my review of this original and fun book.

I absolutely love Taylor Jenkins Reid's books and writing. Daisy Jones and The Six left me feeling like I just read a book about real people, and I wanted to find out more about them. The book made my heart hurt when the characters were hurting and cry when the characters were crying. At first I was a little skeptical about the format of the book, but ended up loving it at the end. It made it easy for the author to tell the story of this band from different viewpoints, and there were many different viewpoints from members of the band. I devoured this book in only a few hours. Definitely one of my top reads (if not the top) of 2018.

I'm a big fan of Taylor Jenkins Reid. She keeps me on mytoes. DJ&TS really threw me off at first. They writing style took me a few chapters to get into, but once I did, I didn't notice anymore. It reads like a magazine interview. Think 1970's Rolling Stone.
There were times that i forgot this was not a real band and considered googling them to see pitctures. Silly me....

There were lots of ups and downs and it all tied together well. It's a very well written book. The whole tone of the book was spot on.

This book came so highly recommended and I have loved every book I read by this author. However, I did not like this one. I didn't like the way it was told in all dialogue and there was no real climax.

This story was so realistic I spent much time searching the internet for the "real" Daisy Jones and the Six band! Gripping read on a back story of rock-n-roll and the lifestyles of the players in this scene. Told in an interview format, the reader is ultimately surprised when the identity of the interviewer is revealed. It was hard to identify an antagonist in the novel, because Reid gave each character the a strong voice in expressing their perspectives as to the reasons for the demise of a star rock band in its heyday.

A fictional story, which at many times the reader will think it's nonfiction, that gives a realistic look into a band in the 70's - their ups & downs within the band and in their personal lives. Very well written as an interview with all of the band members.

My expectations were high for this book just bc I’ve seen it everywhere and there’s so much hype and the series that’s coming soon based on this book. Everything just screamed sensational and it truly was just that—sensational! The writing is so stylistically different from anything I’ve read and at first I thought it would make reading more complicated, but there was just this natural flow through the entire book. The story is so fascinating and the characters felt so real that I kept wanting to Google them to get a glimpse into their lives as the story was playing out so seamlessly. I like the author twist and the email at the end, giving hope all the way to the very last page. I’m so grateful that I got an ARC from NetGalley for this book bc I really enjoyed every minute of reading this book. I’m so interested in seeing what Reese Witherspoon does with the series. I think as of now there’s going to be 13 episodes and I think they’re going to be so much fun and high energy and the sensationalism of the 70s and rock and roll and just this crazy, wonderful, messed up, drug fueled time of all of these characters’ lives! It’s going to be so fun to see such a great book unfold onscreen! Everyone should believe the hype they hear about this book bc it is just THAT EFFING AWESOME!