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Year of Yes

Shonda Rhimes

4.1 AVERAGE

hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Not my style of writing, but she sure had some great advice!  I tagged so many pages.
medium-paced

Just a big round of applause from Shonda Rhimes to Shonda Rhimes. Maybe if she talked a little more about getting into the work she does it'd be worth it, but she spends the majority of the book trying to convince us that she's relatable. She's not. She even wastes a couple of sentences insisting that she's not *that* rich. Dude...?

There are a few good moments with really good takeaways and genuinely useful advice. The chapter about her struggles with weight is very good and feels personal, but it is only one chapter. The writing is colloquial and fun, yet she is too far removed from the average person to understand how ridiculous she sounds.
hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

Quick read.
Inspiring memoir.

I think it’d be interesting to see what Shonda Rhimes thinks of this book now post-Covid and less emphasis on “dream job” in our culture
challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring

If you’re a mom, a woman, a feminist, a Greys Anatomy or Scandal fan - you’ll love this.
funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

This book is absolutely amazing. I know exactly what it’s like to want to hide and stay an introvert while life is seemingly passing you by. It’s hard to let people in. However, the times I have done so, it’s been some of the best of my life. This book is a must read. It brought tears to my eyes as a lot of her realizations are ones I’ve been coming to myself recently. I feel I read this at the best time.