Yes Please in Around the Year in 52 Books

Jul 06, 2017 Ann rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: friendship, non-fiction, massachusetts, female-relationships, memoir, humor, boston, new-york-city, pop-culture, los-angeles

Probably a 3.5, but I'm inclined to like this, and the audiobook version is FABULOUS. I thought there was too much celebrity name dropping and a lot of the book has to do with motherhood, which wasn't interesting to me, but that's Amy Poehler's prerogative. I did love reminiscing about obscure 90s comedy and learning more about all her amazing work on SNL and collaborations with Tina Fey. ...more

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Nov 10, 2015 Libscigrl rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2016

So this was ok.
It wasn't mind blowing, overly hilarious, knee-slapping good times.
It was actually more about how she went from a crazed, excited, drug-using (sometimes) young adult to a contemplative, mature, appreciative adult mother. The advice she dishes out is slight...no huge moral lessons or great epiphanies for you to emulate, just her story, and a few light bulb moments she shares.
LOVE the chapter on her two boys. It is clear she is awed/enamored/madly in love with them.
HATE that she did ...more

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Nov 12, 2015 Liz rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016

Perfect vacation read!! I found this book in the free library of our resort in Belize, and I took it down in 3 days. It's expectedly hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt, and I was impressed with the level of insight and solid perspective on life, people, and work that Poehler illuminates. She is the coolest and now I like her even more than I thought I did, which was already a lot!! Also the stuff about her phone and her childhood growing up outside of Boston made me laugh out loud, a lot, all ...more

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