Book Review: Yes Please

Yes Please by Amy Poehler 

Yes Please is comedian, former Saturday Night Live star, and Golden Globe winning actress Amy Poehler’s memoir on growing up, touring the improve circuit, making it in Hollywood, motherhood, and other aspects of her life. 

This book is light, funny, and entertaining. It’s really not life-changing in any way, but I really enjoyed reading about Amy Poehler, who happens to be one of my favorite ladies of SNL. She writes honestly, and yet never bashes anyone (even giving nothing but high praise to her ex-husband), which I really appreciated. 

I give it a B-. 

If you liked this one, check out Bossypants by Tina Fey (who happens to be Amy Poehler’s BFF!). 

Book Review: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

 

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling

 Mindy Kaling, one of the stars of The Office and The Mindy Project, tells stories of growing up on the East Coast with immigrant parents, and also of the struggles (and perks) of trying to "make it" as a comedy writer and actress in both New York and Hollywood.

This is a great book for the beach, or when you need a break from heavier reading, as it really doesn't use much thinking, or brain power to get through. It was light, and entertaining most of the time, but wasn't really life changing in any way, other than to realize we might have more in common with quirky celebrities than we originally thought.

I give this one a C+.

If you like this book, check out Tina Fey's Bossypants.

 

Book Review: Me Talk Pretty One Day

Me Talk Pretty One Day  by Davis Sedaris

This collection of short stories and essays by David Sedaris, is, for the most part, hilarious. He's one of those authors that seems to remember every part of  his life perfectly, and can convey it to the reader with so much humor, that you think "How did all this happen to this poor guy?!" My favorite of his stories in this book are the ones about his sister, actress and author Amy Sedaris, wanting a fat suit, and not being able to afford the whole thing, and the one where his father wants all of his kids to play instruments and form a family band, like "The Partridge Family". As an added bonus, this book makes one of the best audio books, because the author reads it himself.

I give this one a B+.

If you liked this book, I suggest Naked, also by David Sedaris. You also might want to check out some of his readings on YouTube.