Daisy Jones and The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid tells the rise and collapse of a 1970s rock band entirely through interviews given long after the fact. The oral-history format gives each band member, producer and partner a separate voice, and their accounts disagree in ways that make the story feel documented rather than narrated. Ambition, addiction, songwriting credit and the pull between two performers drive a book that reads quickly and rewards attention to who is remembering what. Where its strength lies: • Told entirely in oral-history interview form • Conflicting testimony that leaves judgement to the reader • The Los Angeles music scene of the nineteen-seventies as backdrop • Distinct voices that make a large cast easy to follow A favourite with book clubs and readers of contemporary fiction about music, fame and creative partnership, and it is available at Boipoka.