What sets the novel apart from other music-themed novels – like Roddy Doyle's The Commitments or Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell, for example – is its format. Taylor Jenkins Reid makes you want to spend every spare second hanging out with the band." I think the secret to great storytelling is writing characters that readers want to spend time with. I love Karen, the band member whose personal turmoil – and love story – is brewing quietly in the background. "The story is filled with sharp, clear, compelling voices – not just Daisy's. You know something's great when you're so consumed by the reading experience that you don't want to pick up your phone. "I read it from cover to cover on a train journey, and I was completely captivated. "I was lucky enough to read an early copy – and even before it came out, I could feel the buzz," she tells BBC Culture. If reading the book made you feel like you were there, the TV series draws fans even further into the action, bringing viewers along for the wild ride of the band's genesis, and keeping them hooked until the fateful last gig when the group implodes.Īmong those who consider the book a personal favourite are author and host of the You're Booked podcast, Daisy Buchanan. It has captured the imagination of readers, among other things, for its escapist qualities, as they are happily transported back to a time of rock 'n' roll excess, played out in sun-kissed, bohemian 70s California. Now, the new 10-part small-screen adaptation, which premiered its first three episodes a couple of weeks ago and has been rolling out further episodes weekly, may prove similarly alluring to Amazon Prime viewers from the opening beats, it is captivating. The it-book of 2019, it has sold more than one million copies worldwide, spent nine weeks on the New York Times bestseller chart, and been a hit on BookTok. The novel, like the fictional band, became an instant sensation. It covers the in-band love affairs and bitter rivalries that ensued, the high-living, pleasure-seeking and addiction – and, of course, the creation of their music, which documented all their drama. The book – published in 2019 – tells the origin story of the fictional band, and its members: the titular frontwoman Daisy Jones, co-lead singer Billy and his lead guitarist brother Graham Dunne, keyboardist Karen, rhythm guitarist Eddie and drummer Warren (as well as Billy's wife, Camila) against the backdrop of LA in the 70s. It is a fantastical figment of the imagination of author Taylor Jenkins Reid in her novel Daisy Jones & The Six. – Why 1971 was an extraordinary year in film – The anthemic power of Edge of Seventeen With the group's seminal album, Aurora, now available internationally, and with an accompanying bio-series about why the group broke up currently running on Amazon Prime Video, you could be wondering: who are they, again? Given that, older music fans might think they've simply forgotten about the best-selling band of that hazy decade, Daisy Jones & The Six. From the glamorous debauchery of disco in Studio 54 to the anarchic fever of punk, hedonistic excess hit new heights. They say if you can remember the 60s then you weren't really there, but arguably, that adage is even more fitting for the 70s.
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