Daisy Jones & The Six

listened to the audiobook. the full cast barely made a dent vis a vis making the characters connect with the listener. you'd think it's more of a plot based book but nothing really happens, either. the format sometimes leads to interesting moments, but the novelty quickly wears out. excited to see what they do with the show, though it'll prolly be crap. I still enjoyed it, of course, hence the three stars, but i shudder to imagine what it would feel like reading the written form of this novel.

[from my Litsy feed in 2019] Breezed through in a day. Mostly liked the interview/rockumentary format. Was definitely bored by 58% in, but persevered. Given the star ratings in Goodreads, LibraryThing, and Amazon, I wonder if I'm a freak or if most people have lower standards than they should (maybe both?). Most of the characters are really messed up and unpleasant. Sorry it hogged an Overdrive hold spot for months & glad I didn't buy it. Satisfied to have read it.

I had absolutely no interest in being somebody else's muse.
I am not a muse.
I am the somebody.
End of fucking story.

Yes, Taylor Jenkins Reid is once again the queen of writing complex, fully-formed, beautifully flawed, interesting female characters. She also got me rooting for the hets so I guess that shows how good of a writer she is.
I felt this story in my soul. It's as though I was living through this with them in the 70s even though this is a time period I've never personally experienced.

Whilst I did prefer Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones is still a great book and I am so so hyped for Amazon's adaptation of it.