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jess_mango's review against another edition
3.0
This book came up as a suggestion in one of my bookclubs a year or so ago...where it was soundly rejected since it was still only available in hardcover at the time. Then this past December it was selected as the monthly pick in a different book club.
It seemed like a fun concept for a memoir-- the author was sick of not finding Mr. Right and decided that for a year she would say "Yes" to anyone who asked her out. The author was witty and there were some funny bits to the memoir... but overall, I just found her to be a bit grating--in one breath she would mention how hideous she was and in the next talk about all these guys who were hitting on her on the street.
It seemed like a fun concept for a memoir-- the author was sick of not finding Mr. Right and decided that for a year she would say "Yes" to anyone who asked her out. The author was witty and there were some funny bits to the memoir... but overall, I just found her to be a bit grating--in one breath she would mention how hideous she was and in the next talk about all these guys who were hitting on her on the street.
jenmooremo's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a riot! I'd recommend this book for anyone who is dating or has dated disaterously in the past. Maria gladly takes the punches for all of us who would like to throw caution to the wind and find out what it would be like if we said yes instead of no to everyone we met.
meghan111's review against another edition
2.0
Annoying New York/Manhattan vibe, another memoir by a young author with a gimmicky hook/premise: say yes to every date for a year. Unintentionally funny at times, as when making out with a homeless guy is rendered as some sort of epiphany experience.
beatniksafari's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the starting point of this book: a well-read, quirky college student in New York accepts dates from everyone who asks for a year. The main character's sense of humor and her disingenuous self-criticism quickly wore on me, though. To be fair, I was probably just as annoyingly self-absorbed as she was at that age. I expected some real growth, though, and did not honestly see any.
squeebacon's review against another edition
3.0
I picked up this book because the library didn’t have the one I wanted and it seemed like it would be an adventure. I was not disappointed (in this book. I was disappointed the library didn’t have the original book I wanted.)
The Year of Yes by Maria Dahvana Headley, not to be confused with A Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes, is a delightfully honest memoir about the amount of unusual dates you can go on in a year, as well as boring, weird, sexy, and fun dates. She decided that her pursuit of love, she was too picky. So Maria boldly claimed to her roommates that she would date anyone that asked; she wasn’t gender specific, she didn’t discriminate against people with or without jobs or homes for that matter. I’d like to be perfectly clear here though, just because she went on a date with these people, it didn’t mean she was having sex with every person she went on a date.
What I really liked about this book was that after a supreme slump of bad dates, she decided it was actually her fault, and not everybody else with the problem. So she decided to change it by changing her outlook. It was a bit loaded with obscure art/writing references but as she is a writer, it makes sense. I love a book that can make me laugh out loud and this was a winner.
The Year of Yes by Maria Dahvana Headley, not to be confused with A Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes, is a delightfully honest memoir about the amount of unusual dates you can go on in a year, as well as boring, weird, sexy, and fun dates. She decided that her pursuit of love, she was too picky. So Maria boldly claimed to her roommates that she would date anyone that asked; she wasn’t gender specific, she didn’t discriminate against people with or without jobs or homes for that matter. I’d like to be perfectly clear here though, just because she went on a date with these people, it didn’t mean she was having sex with every person she went on a date.
What I really liked about this book was that after a supreme slump of bad dates, she decided it was actually her fault, and not everybody else with the problem. So she decided to change it by changing her outlook. It was a bit loaded with obscure art/writing references but as she is a writer, it makes sense. I love a book that can make me laugh out loud and this was a winner.
mrsfligs's review against another edition
3.0
The Year of Yes chronicles the author's decision to say "yes" to every man who asks her on a date for one year. This decision is precipitated by her lack of luck in the romance department. She tells herself she obviously isn't picking the right man on her own so why not just say "yes" to everyone who asks her on a date and see what happens. And did I mention that she lives in New York City? So you can imagine that she "yeses" quite a wide variety of men. There are some real comic moments in the book and moments when you really wonder about the wisdom of her decision. Does her quest work? Does she find love? You'll have to read to find out!
fufina's review against another edition
1.0
It seemed like a very interesting idea for a book. A woman frustrated with lack of quality men comes to the conclusion she is being to picky decides to say yes to any guy (within reason, she does have some common sense rules) who asks her out.
What this book develops into is a very self absorb recall of practically every man in NYC that is breathing and upright hitting on her. I find it very hard to believe that anyone not super famous as in Madonna would have that much attention from men. Had to put the book down about 1/3 of the way into it.
What this book develops into is a very self absorb recall of practically every man in NYC that is breathing and upright hitting on her. I find it very hard to believe that anyone not super famous as in Madonna would have that much attention from men. Had to put the book down about 1/3 of the way into it.