Yes Please in Around the Year in 52 Books

Jan 31, 2015 Sheryl rated it really liked it

Shelves: truth-be-told, 2015, audiobook

I was torn between giving this a 3.5 or a 4 but I eventually gave in and gave this 4 stars. This was a memoir, bordering on self-help as it was teeming with life lessons which was presented in an entertaining manner. Not overly dramatic, nor was it laugh out loud heartless which I guess what sold me to it. I honestly did not know about Amy Poehler before diving into this book. I was looking for a free audiobook to sink into for one of the Read Harder Challenges and I thought it would be best to ...more

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Nov 19, 2016 Ellie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction

I really only know Amy from her role in Parks and Recreation, which I love, but there is something about her which is very likeable, indeed the blurb on the book says everyone wants to be her friend. It’s definitely a feeling I got from her more personal chapters, which are more essays on life in general than specifics about her career.

The chapter on saying sorry was touching and on the point. So often a sorry comes with a caveat, we make it a selfish thing for ourselves than a real act of apolo ...more

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May 06, 2015 Colleen rated it really liked it

Shelves: owned-but-gave-away, mem-bio-auto

I really enjoyed Amy's banter and her "I don't care what you think of me" voice in Yes Please. We get a behind the scenes look into her days with the Upright Citizens' Brigade, Saturday Night Live and Parks and Recreation and how comedy was an outlet for her creativity and her passion. We also get some cute stories about her boys and her journey as a mother, her feelings while going through a divorce as well as glimpses into her childhood in Mass.
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Jan 20, 2016 Cheri rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-books, humorous

If you read/listen to this book, skip the introduction -- it's one long complaint about how hard it was to write this book (which she mentions again and again in the book itself), and it made me feel negative about the book before it even began. The audio has guest narrators, which is great. But even though I'm an Amy Poehler fan, I prefer her on TV. This book was an awkward mix of sketch-like humor and an attempt to portray herself and her life, and it didn't work well for me. ...more

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