Daisy Jones & the Six
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
★ Top 25 book of 2019 · #16 on Best Books of 2019
This novel follows a 1970s rock band's rapid climb to fame, led by its magnetic singer Daisy and the brooding Billy Dunne. It promises to reveal the hidden reason the group split at its peak.
Best for: Music lovers who enjoy drama, rivalry and the glamour of a 1970s rock story
Daisy Jones & the Six is #16 on BookWard's Best Books of 2019, out of 84 2019 books that cleared our data bar.
What Daisy Jones & the Six is about
Told as a series of interviews, this novel looks back on a fictional 1970s rock band and the tangled story of how it rose and then fell apart. The framing recalls Fleetwood Mac and the making of Rumours, though the people here are invented. Daisy Jones is a rich Hollywood kid who was slipping into Sunset Strip clubs at fourteen and scribbling her own songs. Far away in Pittsburgh, brothers Billy and Graham Dunne start a group that will eventually become The Six.
Both paths lead to Los Angeles and a record deal. Billy's life is already crowded with a young family and a hard-drinking, drug-heavy touring routine, while Daisy fights a label that would rather hand her someone else's songs. A producer's idea of a duet pushes the two of them into the same studio. The reason the band broke up at its peak is the question the whole book circles. Readers who like music history, big personalities and the price of fame will find a lot here.
Daisy Jones & the Six on the Best Books of 2019
Daisy Jones & the Six came out in 2019. Of the 84 books first published in 2019 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #16 on our Best Books of 2019 list.
Why it made the list: 712 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (45 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2019 list
- Ultralearning Scott Young, #14
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Lori Gottlieb, #15
- On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong, #17
- The Tyrant's Tomb Rick Riordan, #18
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 634 want to read it, 17 are reading it now and 61 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.9 out of 5 from 45 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 90 | 55% |
| Reader love | 32 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 74 | 20% |
Questions about Daisy Jones & the Six
When was Daisy Jones & the Six published?
Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid was first published in 2019.
Was Daisy Jones & the Six one of the best books of 2019?
Daisy Jones & the Six is #16 on BookWard's Best Books of 2019, out of 84 2019 books that cleared our data bar. 712 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (45 ratings).
Why is Daisy Jones & the Six on the Best Books of 2019 list?
712 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (45 ratings).
More of the best books of 2019
- Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston, #1
- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson, #2
- Heartstopper, Volume 2 Alice Oseman, #3
- Guts Raina Telgemeier, #4
- The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, #5
- The Wicked King Holly Black, #6
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How we know
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