Mirkat Always Reading

This book has a "mockumentary" format. It somewhat reminds me of Eddie & the Cruisers in book form. Except without a central member of the band disappearing under mysterious circumstances.

Within the universe of the book, Daisy Jones & The Six was a mega-hit rock band in the late 1970s. Fans were mesmerized by the singing of Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne, the two singers and main songwriters for the band. Why did they break up at the height of their success? The frame of the novel is that the "author" of the book within a book is unraveling that mystery by interviewing the band members and various friends and associates.

The characters were frustrating at times, heartbreaking at others. Love, longing, creative drive, and drug addiction are all involved.

Rolling Stone article about the book. Reportedly, there will be a 13-episode limited-run Amazon series (Reese Witherspoon bought the rights). According to the article, Amazon will record the songs. I'll be curious to hear them! The "bonus track" at the end of the audiobook is supposed to be the song "Honeycomb" but, after all the build-up of Daisy and Billy's voices--it's an instrumental track! I felt so cheated.

But otherwise, a compelling listen.

(Note: I ultimately shelved a different edition from the ISBN of the audiobook I downloaded--same audio recording and all that, and THREE DAYS after I initiated it, the one-book import I did JUST TO ADD THE EDITION TO BOOKLIKES,is still "waiting to import."  And all attempts to contact Booklikes help have gone unanswered.  Are we in a ghost train?)