Not wanting to loiter in the bookstore long enough to read Yes Please by Amy Poehler, I did the next best thing... I reserved it at the library. And waited my turn to be amazed and fascinated...
And I was! Yes, I am enjoying Yes Please more than I could ever imagine. It's funny, poignant at times, and real. It's so readable. Not just about her Hollywood life, but about being a mother, about being a woman of a certain age and being a normal girl growing up in an normal world. There are 3 parts to Yes Please, Say Whatever You Want, Do Whatever You Like, and Be Whoever You Are, and I'm not quite done yet, but have to say "Amy, you did a great job with writing this book!" What could have been a boring, celebrity, I was the homecoming queen and that's why I am who I am today kind of book, Yes Please is instead a fun, flirty, delicious take on growing up funny and daring to be more.
Guess I'll be adding this to the book shelf permanently...
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I don't read many memoirs but this one has caught my eye. I'll have to see if the library has it.
Definitely a good read. I haven't quite finished it yet, but it has surprised me on how much I am liking it.
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I feel like I need to cave and listen to this one. I've been on a celeb autobiography binge recently though so perhaps I need to wait.
I don't watch much television, but you can't not know who Amy is! This has been on my list. I'm glad it's so good.
Hi Michelle,
I'd go for it! I know about bingeing(?)- it seemed for a while every memoir I was reading was from a celeb and I had to take a break from Memoir Mondays! This was refreshing from what I was reading.
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Hi Holly!
Yes, I don't watch too much TV either, but I did at least recognize her ! lol! I saw the video of her from the golden globes. And then it was the aha moment. Great book! Like her sense of humor and it really shines in the book.
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