This is my personal favourite of Reid's novels, following the relationship between a young singer and a band, based on the rise of Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks and it will have you scouring Spotify for concept playlists and wishing you could listen to the songs mentioned. The same can be said for her next novel, Daisy Jones and the Six, which I would recommend reading next. This novel about the life of a 20 th century Hollywood actress will make you truly heartbroken to discover that the titular character is only fictional. So, if you are new to Reid's novels, this is how I would recommend delving into her literary universe:Īlthough Reid's earlier novels are very enjoyable, when diving into her works for the first time, I would recommend starting with The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. In my opinion, it is this mingling of emotional depth and human connection with the escapism of Hollywood glamour that makes Reid's later books so popular, setting them on a higher level than those of other similarly popular authors. Despite these especially portraying incredibly affluent characters, she does not shy away from the rawness of human emotion.
Although she in fact depicts complex emotions and relationships effortlessly throughout her later novels too. Reid's earlier novels deal with intimate relationships, examining the navigation of love and marriage in the modern world. So, keep on reading to discover what it is that makes Reid's novels so powerful and for suggestions on going about reading themĭespite Taylor Jenkins Reid's first book Forever Interrupted having been released in 2013, it is her newer books in the, as coined on Tiktok, ‘Mick Rivaverse' that drew her into the spotlight.
So, keep on reading to discover what it is that makes Reid's novels so powerful and for suggestions on going about reading them. Although it is anyway a rather outdated custom to judge a book by its cover, subject matter, or readability, Reid's books particularly display the importance of the continual acceptance of new works into the literary sphere, allowing them to be considered critically rather than cast aside for not following the particular strictures of classic literature (as English students will know, I am looking at you, Harold Bloom). However, despite the colourful, raised letters adorning her covers – a particular pet peeve of an English teacher I once had – her books should not be cast aside as ‘easy reads' when considered within the wider literary sphere. Her eye-popping covers and escapist plots are hard to miss on the bestsellers shelves in most bookshops, libraries, airports and beyond.
You'd be hard pressed to find a current book-lover who has not heard of Taylor Jenkins Reid.
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