Review: Daisy Jones & the Six

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Page length: 335 pages
Genre: Historical Fiction, Oral History  
Publication Date: 5 March 2019
Publisher: Cornerstone Digital  
Source: ARC via NetGalley
 
Stars:  5 out of 5
 
Link: AMAZON (UK)

 
ABOUT DAISY JONES & THE SIX
 
For a while, Daisy Jones & The Six were everywhere. Their albums were on every turntable, they sold out arenas from coast to coast, their sound defined an era. And then, on 12 July 1979, they split.
 
Nobody ever knew why. Until now.
 
They were lovers and friends and brothers and rivals. They couldn't believe their luck, until it ran out. This is their story of the early days and the wild nights, but everyone remembers the truth differently.
 
The only thing they all know for sure is that from the moment Daisy Jones walked barefoot onstage at the Whisky, their lives were irrevocably changed.
 
Making music is never just about the music. And sometimes it can be hard to tell where the sound stops and the feelings begin.

My Review:

SEX, DRUGS, AND ROCK & ROLL
 
I had heard so many good things about Daisy Jones and the Six – to the point that I was worried my expectations were too high. But worry not - it really is that good.
 
Daisy Jones & The Six is such a detailed and well-accomplished oral history of a fictional rock band in the 1970s that you have to remind yourself it's fiction. I have nostalgia for the Los Angeles scene in the seventies and the sunset strip and the heady parties held at Chateau Marmont. I love that music – Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, I loved the story and the telling of the rock music journey from an idea for a band to super stardom.
I want to know Daisy Jones, I want to hear her music. When I finished the book, I suffered immense grief at the loss of the world that Taylor Jenkins Reid had painted.
 
Before I read this book and before it was even published it had been bought by Reese Witherspoon's production company to turn into a television series. Bring it on!
 
VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
 
Thank you so much the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary electronic copy in return for an honest review.