Recently single, Danny Wallace was falling into loneliness and isolation. When a stranger on a bus advises, "Say yes more," Wallace vows to say yes...
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Dec 17, 2009
Sara
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THIS BOOK WAS GREAT. I loved it. Danny is funny, quick witted and VERY British.
He runs into someone on a bus who tells him he should "say yes more" after being in a bit of a rut. He decides to take this guy literally which leads him into a lot of scrapes and awkward situations which allow us to laugh quiet a bit.
it would never work unless you had the type of job he does where he can come and go as he pleases...but the message is a great one. Put yourself More...
He runs into someone on a bus who tells him he should "say yes more" after being in a bit of a rut. He decides to take this guy literally which leads him into a lot of scrapes and awkward situations which allow us to laugh quiet a bit.
it would never work unless you had the type of job he does where he can come and go as he pleases...but the message is a great one. Put yourself More...
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Oct 16, 2008
Maggie
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"'But the happiest people are the ones who understand that good things occur when one allows them to.'"
"I was on the verge of something. But sometimes to look forward, you have to look back."
"...Before I'd thought of those as self-contained little moments. I'd never really considered that they might be beginnings, that they might lead somewhere, that they might be for the best."
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"I was on the verge of something. But sometimes to look forward, you have to look back."
"...Before I'd thought of those as self-contained little moments. I'd never really considered that they might be beginnings, that they might lead somewhere, that they might be for the best."
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Jan 02, 2011
Rebecca
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I will not recommend this book to anyone. You’ll have to discover it on your own. I don’t even know why I read it. (Except that my Goodreads friend, Abby, had it on her list and really liked it.) Something pushed me towards it. Without even thinking, I got on Amazon and bought a used copy. Going against my better judgment, I said “Yes” to this book.
This book is not what it appears to be. It appears to be a British humour (don’t get me wrong, I like British humour) (with a “u”), More...
This book is not what it appears to be. It appears to be a British humour (don’t get me wrong, I like British humour) (with a “u”), More...
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Sep 14, 2007
Katie
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I read this book while travelling around Europe - a friend I was travelling with was actually reading it at the beginning of our trip, and after hearing her laughing and giggling (as well as feeling compelled to read out large chunks to me) as she read it made me desperate for her to finish so I could borrow it! It did not disappoint.
Very funny, but with a moral too, this is an amusing, easy read which also leaves you thinking about your own life and how you could learn from the book. Thi More...
Very funny, but with a moral too, this is an amusing, easy read which also leaves you thinking about your own life and how you could learn from the book. Thi More...
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Oct 20, 2011
Jessica
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This book was both moving and HOWLINGLY funny. After meeting a man on a bus who may or may not have been Jesus, Buddha, Maitreya the World Teacher, or all three, Danny Wallace decides to say yes to everything asked of him for one year. He gets a bad haircut, is hypnotized by the world's only hypnotic dog, goes to Amsterdam and gets stoned with a guy named Jahn, and buys a mint green Nissan Figaro. He also meets dozens of new people, gets a huge promotion, has a lot more fun, and finds true lo
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Mar 16, 2009
Shannon
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I maintain that Danny Wallace is a silly bitch. His antics are awesome to read about, but I get the impression if I was a friend of his I'd be like YOU SPAZ, or.. since I'd be British.. YOU WANKER.
This is as funny as the movie (which is hilaaaiours) but in a more Britishy way. This book won't really, I don't think, change most people's lives, as one of the cover review claims- but it will amuse you. Greatly.
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This is as funny as the movie (which is hilaaaiours) but in a more Britishy way. This book won't really, I don't think, change most people's lives, as one of the cover review claims- but it will amuse you. Greatly.
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Apr 01, 2009
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Jan 20, 2009
Jess
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I am a bit saddened by all the appalling reviews that the movie Yes Man has been getting. I mean, I was a bit apprehensive when I heard that Jim Carrey was going to play the lead role... and that it was going to be set in America instead of Britain... and that they'd essentially written a whole new story... but, well, I wasn't really paying much attention at the time, so I remained optimistic.
But since it's come out, from what I hear it's more or less Liar, Liar reworked, and that's ki More...
But since it's come out, from what I hear it's more or less Liar, Liar reworked, and that's ki More...
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Feb 06, 2012
Ben
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Okay. So I was travelling back from Norwich to North Wales, facing a six hour train journey, still tired, not ready to face Roberto Bolano, and from within the shop window I saw a copy of Danny Wallace’s Yes Man. The night before, with an evening to kill in Norwich, I went to the cinema with no idea what was playing, and so I made a decision – buy a ticket for whatever the next film starting was. That film was Yes Man, with Jim Carrey. The film, it had its moments, and Zooey Deschanel was gorgeo
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Sep 20, 2011
Anna
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Forgive me, but this review is based on the memory of a book that I got from Shepherd's Bush library over two years ago, but boy, what a memory!
I don't think I've ever felt as exhilerated after finishing a book before! A bit of a strange one to catagorize - from what I recall this is a memoir but with a very fictional prose style, making the whole thing seem very unbelievable, but from all accounts the details are all fact -
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I don't think I've ever felt as exhilerated after finishing a book before! A bit of a strange one to catagorize - from what I recall this is a memoir but with a very fictional prose style, making the whole thing seem very unbelievable, but from all accounts the details are all fact -
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Jun 25, 2011
Rebecca
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It's been awhile since I have read a comedy! And I have always seen stuff from this author, but never picked it up (YAY! for the free pile!). I think I just get hung up in details sometimes. This book was entertaining, always saying Yes to everything (the movie was based on this book, but I read it even before I knew that they were even making a movie) and it's a good experiment and a good way to live your life, I think. I know I have said yes more lately (crappy jobs, etc...) when I think of th
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Dec 14, 2010
Debbie
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I was determined to read this book before watching the film, so I eagerly scoured local second hand book stores for it and was delighted to soon find it. I say no far too often, so I thought this would be a good fun read and see what could happen when you say yes.
This book is written by, and narrated by Danny Wallace. He's written many books before and after Yes Man, which I can't wait to read. Oh and he lives in London.. I swear I didn't know this before I started! The book starts wit More...
This book is written by, and narrated by Danny Wallace. He's written many books before and after Yes Man, which I can't wait to read. Oh and he lives in London.. I swear I didn't know this before I started! The book starts wit More...
Jan 05, 2009
Melissa
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Somebody I absolutely adore bought this book for me. I'd vaguely recalled seeing an ad in the paper for the Jim Carrey movie. I had no idea it was based on a book, especially a book that is funny and as touching as this one. I could relate to poor Danny Wallace on so many levels though I'm not sure I would have had the guts or conviction to carry out his experiment. Luckily for the rest of the world, he did and we get to benefit from it.
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Danny is on a bus one day and a gentleman, who More...
Dec 23, 2010
Mafiu
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Well I got given an audio copy of Yes Man in a newspaper give away a few weeks ago - and as It was a while since I’ve been in a good audio book I started listening to it yesterday. I finished today due to having to walk to work in the snow and so getting loads more listening time.
Usually I don't get abridged audio books - but this one made it easy to brake my rules in two ways. Firstly it was free! And secondly it was read by the author, so why not listen to it.
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Usually I don't get abridged audio books - but this one made it easy to brake my rules in two ways. Firstly it was free! And secondly it was read by the author, so why not listen to it.
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Dec 17, 2009
Noelle
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I am a fan of Danny Wallace's philosophy on life. I love his humor and his enthusiasm for his "boy projects." This book does not disappoint. He says "yes" to everything for a year and gets into some real messes-some of them dangerous, some of them touching, all of them funny. I laughed out loud throughout the majority of the book. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed "Join Me" or likes situational humor. Cheers Danny!
Mar 03, 2011
Née
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I'm seriously not overdoing it when I rate this a five. It's hilarious, real and extremely thought provoking (and apart from the hilarious part, I was not expecting that at all).
I'd seen the Jim Carrey film (which was adapted from this book) a few years ago, and while it was cute, it was nothing to write home about. This book, on the other hand, definitely definitely is.
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I'd seen the Jim Carrey film (which was adapted from this book) a few years ago, and while it was cute, it was nothing to write home about. This book, on the other hand, definitely definitely is.
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Jun 17, 2010
Guillermo
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I'm not a fan of the nonfiction genre because the truth can be stranger than fiction - it's not just a cliche, you know - and I'm always left wondering whether or not the author has taken some poetic liberties with his own life. But after reading some YA horror, a translation and a collection of short stories left me feeling I'd been cheated of great literature (thank you for that, Tumblr, by the way), I decided it might be time that I read a memoir of a Yes Man. And I'm glad I did.
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Jan 05, 2009
Cheryl
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I love the idea of this and know a few people who try to live this way, saying yes to everything, not excluding ANYTHING from the list of possibilities. And I watch in amazement as their path leads to bliss, and sometimes not-bliss! This author takes the whole "si a todo" (spanish for yes to all)in a little stranger direction than my friends, saying yes to credit card offers and advertisements and email spam offers. But the message, the bottom line, is practicing to say yes to thing
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Sep 19, 2009
Kate
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Ok so Danny Wallace spends a significant amount of his time saying yes to everything. That's great, perhaps we should all be so open minded. Add in a few penis jokes and there should be good material for a book, or is there? It would be too easy to say 'No Man', the truth is I enjoyed reading about his embarrassing escapades. His writing is funny, but ultimately forgetable and that is the problem I have with this book.
Whether a book is a comedy or tragedy, I think it needs to tap into a b More...
Whether a book is a comedy or tragedy, I think it needs to tap into a b More...
May 22, 2011
Meowbie
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Let me preface this review by saying that I listened to the abridged audiobook version, read by the author. Danny is hilarious for the most part, foregoing the usual stuffy decorum of professional audiobook narration.
I actually wanted to give this book 3.5 stars. As larger-than-life comedy, it's worth four stars. I came at this though with a particular agenda. I had dedicated 2011 as my own Year of Yes and was looking for role models to inspire me. Having seen the movie, I hoped to s More...
I actually wanted to give this book 3.5 stars. As larger-than-life comedy, it's worth four stars. I came at this though with a particular agenda. I had dedicated 2011 as my own Year of Yes and was looking for role models to inspire me. Having seen the movie, I hoped to s More...
Sep 26, 2009
Lyndon
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Danny Wallace was the sort of person who said "No" too much. His life was a perpetuation of work and home, and not much else. Then a stranger on the bus said three little words to him: "Say yes more".
Wallace took the advice literally, making a pact with himself that he would - not only say yes MORE - but say yes to EVERYTHING. Before he knew it he was travelling around the world, rising in the ranks at his work, and had learnt that aliens built the pyramids.
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Wallace took the advice literally, making a pact with himself that he would - not only say yes MORE - but say yes to EVERYTHING. Before he knew it he was travelling around the world, rising in the ranks at his work, and had learnt that aliens built the pyramids.
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Aug 07, 2011
Mike
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I took it on my holiday as a book to read by the pool as I was pretty certain what I was going to get. I'd read 'Join Me' and 'Are You Dave Gorman?' and this is very similar to those books. Take an idea and run with it beyond all reasonable means, have exciting adventures and then cash in on the whole thing in the form of a book, tv series, comedy tour or DVD tie-in.
This particular silliness is based upon a simple premise. "Say yes more". It's an idea that is genius in its simplicity a More...
This particular silliness is based upon a simple premise. "Say yes more". It's an idea that is genius in its simplicity a More...
Jan 22, 2009
Faith
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So, so good. I've come to expect funny from Danny Wallace, but in this book, I laughed so hard that I cried on multiple occasions. But beyond that, it was a really inspiring book. It made me think a lot about how I've become someone who says "no" a lot and what I might be missing when I'm not saying "yes." I really recommend it.
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Aug 19, 2009
Jennifer
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A silly bit of fluff that I quite enjoyed. The Jim Carey movie was based on this book but has little in common with it other than the idea that the main character has decided he must say "yes" to everything. Danny Wallace, the author and our hero, has been in a bit of a slump after a recent break-up. It isn't until an Indian man on the bus suggests that he start "saying yes" to things that Wallace realizes how much he has been saying no. Wallace decides that until the Ne
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Sep 07, 2010
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It's Eat, Pray, Love on testosterone and humor. Adored it! My gut hurts from laughing so hard, yet in there somewhere it was poignant and important.
And the answer is Yes.
And the answer is Yes.
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Sep 02, 2010
Elizabeth
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I thought/hoped this book would be like AJ Jacobs' book, The Know-It-All. Unfortunately, it lacked the dorky charm and sincerity that book had in spades. The premise of this book is that the author, a BBC producer, must say "yes" to all requests made of him for a certain period of time. While there were some very funny moments, the whole charade seemed both contrived, overly preachy, and, by the middle, stale. (The author's feigned innocence about all of the spam he received was partic
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May 31, 2011
Redfox5
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When I started reading this, I thought that it wasn't at good as 'Join Me' but then we got to the part where Danny wakes up with a sketch of him and a dog. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard and so loud at a book. You'll understand what I mean when you get there. As for it not being as good, I think it was after that moment up to the same standards. At the start I was abit annoyed with Danny. The whole son of a sutan email scam and the fact that he was falling for it had started to piss me
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Mar 19, 2010
Joyce
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Wallace can write! And, added value, he's extremely funny. I would recommend this to just about all. Summary: Imagine being completely open. Imagine a life in which we accept every single chance, offer, or challenge -- take every single risk. Thankfully, Danny Wallace has done it so we don't have to.Recently single, Danny is alone and on a road to nowhere. One day on that road, a stranger on a bus tells him to say "yes" more. A months-long journey that changes not only Danny's life
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Jul 10, 2011
Joyce
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Because I read such a dramatic book, I was really up for something more humorous and a bit inspirational. When I saw Danny Wallace's book "Yes Man" I just had to pick it up. And I'm glad I did, because it's been a while since I laughed so hard while reading a book. Danny Wallace realized that he said 'no' too much. His decision to say yes more often, makes his life a lot more interesting and he developes a more positive perspective on life. Wallace has a fun writing style, very easy to
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Sep 27, 2011
Linda
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I read Join Me by Danny Wallace and it was great, I have always thought my religion if I ever find it would just be about being nice to other people. Treat those as you would be treated, or something. It was a brilliant book and I joined up straight away. Told my friends and started doing more good deeds. I don't do them every Friday and I am probably not the best joinee, but I give it a go.
So when I saw Yes Man by Danny in Waterstones I had to read it. As with Join Me it is written wi More...
So when I saw Yes Man by Danny in Waterstones I had to read it. As with Join Me it is written wi More...
