Let me start by saying, I have read a different book by this same author and I loved it. I read “the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” and I loved it so much that I cried when it ended. It was practically my Achilles heel and I would die if anything happened to my version of the book. I thought I would love this book as well since it is very popular and by the same author, but needless to say… I did not. I gave this book 3 stars and only because I feel bad giving harsh ratings to books that I expected to be good.
the supposed actor for Daisy in the Amazon Prime show
The main setting is in the 1970s in Hollywood and Los Angeles. Daisy Jones is a young singer and songwriter who is trying to find her place in the world. By about halfway through the book, we finally encounter ‘the six’ which is the band she eventually joins. I wish I could tell you more about the plot, but quite frankly, I do not think anything else happened or at least anything else important or memorable. The only thing this book talked about was drugs, sex, and alcohol. There are rumors that this book was inspired by Fleetwood Mac but nothing is confirmed and I think I would have enjoyed reading a biography about Fleetwood Mac much more than this excuse of a book. The only other thing that was somewhat significant was that the lead guitarist of the band who I think Daisy has an affair with, goes to rehab for addiction and has a wife and daughter who for some reason never divorces him. Someone clearly lacks logic considering he also cheated on her like 20 times, but I won’t say anymore.
Billy (the lead guitarist) in the TV show
Almost all of the characters in this book were infuriating to read about and I wanted to give each one a nice, little, delicate punch in the face. Also, apparently it is being turned into a TV show on Amazon Prime so I can’t wait to see what that will turn out like. My expectations are a corny car crash of a series. On the bright side, it does have decent floppiness so I give it some credit for that. Also, after having written this and realizing how much I truly disliked this book, I think I have changed my rating to 2 stars. It took me so long to read, that I had to read about 4 books in between because I kept needing to take breaks. I did not have a good time.
I’ve heard a lot of good things about this book, so it’s really interesting to hear that you didn’t like it! I know both Daisy Jones and the Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo are really popular books, and I find it interesting that even though they are written by the same author, you found one to be significantly better than the other!