This book has been an unusual experience for me.

I usually prefer to read the book before I watch the TV programme.

In this case I’d watched about five episodes and was really enjoying the series before I even registered that it was based on a book.

So I ordered the book. I waited to read it until I’d finished watching the series though. I was enjoying listening to the music!

The Fleetwood Mac link

I adore Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks. The links are clear.

As you can see from my screenshot of her tweet/X post, Stevie Nicks appreciated this!

The story starts with Daisy Jones and The Six doing fine. And then they are brought together. Their impact on the ’70s music scene is undeniable.

A powerful use of punctuation!

New Hart’s Rules says, ‘Avoid ampersands except in established combinations’.

Even the punctuation is telling us that Daisy Jones & The Six are recognised and accepted as a combination.

Show rather than tell

Their split in 1979 is shown through interviews with the relevant people – Daisy Jones, members of the The Six, friends, management, and so on…

This is very much show rather than tell – a phrase we often hear when it comes to fiction.

Like reading a play

As I was reading, I kept thinking about how tricky this book must have been to write. It is presented as a series of interviews with nuggets from different characters being shared at an appropriate point in the story.

It reminded me of reading a play.

There’s a lot for the author to keep track of.

It makes sense that the TV programme was so good. And it had music too!

What lights me up?

I enjoy books about music, I love the Fleetwood Mac link, and the style of writing really caught my attention. This book lights me up 💡

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📚 I’m Lisa. I’m an editor and proofreader, specialising in business books and fiction. I’d love to connect with your book and understand your context too. Please do book a video call or email me to talk about editing or proofreading for your book.