Book Review
Daisy Jones & The Six

DAISY JONES & THE SIX by Taylor Jenkins Reid – A great escape into a different era with different social structures and norms.

It’s no secret I am Gen X. I grew up hearing stories of Woodstock; having Led Zepplin, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and all the huge arena bands of the 70s as the soundtrack to my chilhood and formative years. Daisy Jones and The Six takes me right back to that time. Once I had read that Taylor Jenkins Reid’s inspiration was the dynamic between the Fleetwood Mac members – Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks in particular – I had to delve into this story in book form before even  thinking of watching the Prime Series.

Let me say that the writing style takes time to get used to. Instead of “show don’t tell” , the author breaks the rules and “tell don’t show”. It is writing in an interview / documentary format rather than a true narrative. It works but I feel if it was a multi person narrative fiction novel the reader would connect more with the multitude of characters.

It was an interesting read to have the characters talk honestly to the reader, explain their actions, thoughts, and motivations, but we must trust that the characters are being brutally honest, and in one character’s narration, we don’t really know if we believe them or not.

The story line was fresh, the delivery format was unusual. A great escape into a different era with different social structures and norms.

Recommend?

I recommend this to everyone! Gen X will be transported to their childhood, when bands were rock Gods. Boomers will relive their youthful transgressions. Millennials and Gen Z will actually see the craziness that was the 70s age of sex drugs and rock n roll.

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Disclaimer
I received via the OverDrive/Libby app from the Harris County Library system. It was read as a Kindle Book.