Daisy Jones And The Six By Taylor — Jenkins Reid ...

The answer is Aurora . And then, silence.

In the crowded genre of "band fiction," Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Daisy Jones & The Six doesn’t just hit the right notes—it invents a new chord. Presented as an oral history of a fictional 1970s rock band, the novel is a masterclass in structure, voice, and the beautiful wreckage of collaborative genius. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ...

For fans of Almost Famous or A Visit from the Goon Squad , Daisy Jones & The Six is more than a summer read. It is a eulogy for the myth of the band—that fragile family that makes you immortal for three minutes, then tears you apart in the green room. You will close the book and immediately google a band that does not exist, desperate to hear the songs you just read. The answer is Aurora

At its surface, the plot follows the inevitable collision of two orbits: Daisy, a free-spirited, L.A. rich-girl songwriter drowning in her own charisma, and Billy Dunne, the brooding, sober frontman of The Six whose control issues are matched only by his talent. The novel charts their rise from dingy clubs to the legendary Aurora album, only to implode at the height of their fame. Presented as an oral history of a fictional

★★★★½ Recommended for: Music nerds, fans of ensemble drama, and anyone who has ever wondered if the art is worth the artist’s destruction.