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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Yes Man by Danny Wallace
388 pages
★★★★
Did you see the film, Yes Man, with Jim Carrey? Well this book is what the film is loosely based off…and I do mean loosely. And while I enjoy the film, if I had choose, of course the book would win hands down. In both the film and the book, the main man says yes to everything in an ability to see life in a different way…and that’s where the similarities end.
In the book Danny Wallace finds himself in quite the slump in life when a stranger says something that will change his life forever…”Say yes more often”. And boy does he take it to heart. He starts saying yes to EVERYTHING – sometimes with great results and other times it kicks him right in the butt. But its’ a risk he takes and one yes always leads him somewhere else where another yes is said. Countries are visited, friends are found, memories are made. The author is incredibly sarcastic, in that dry British way I love so much. He can be incredibly funny but also insightful. This book was exactly what I needed. It was uplifting (mostly), humorous at just the right places, and more inspiring than I thought it would be. I am glad I picked up this book at a used bookstore – it was a “yes” I’m pleased I took.
388 pages
★★★★
Did you see the film, Yes Man, with Jim Carrey? Well this book is what the film is loosely based off…and I do mean loosely. And while I enjoy the film, if I had choose, of course the book would win hands down. In both the film and the book, the main man says yes to everything in an ability to see life in a different way…and that’s where the similarities end.
In the book Danny Wallace finds himself in quite the slump in life when a stranger says something that will change his life forever…”Say yes more often”. And boy does he take it to heart. He starts saying yes to EVERYTHING – sometimes with great results and other times it kicks him right in the butt. But its’ a risk he takes and one yes always leads him somewhere else where another yes is said. Countries are visited, friends are found, memories are made. The author is incredibly sarcastic, in that dry British way I love so much. He can be incredibly funny but also insightful. This book was exactly what I needed. It was uplifting (mostly), humorous at just the right places, and more inspiring than I thought it would be. I am glad I picked up this book at a used bookstore – it was a “yes” I’m pleased I took.
funny
fast-paced
I had been told this book was life changing, absoloutly excellent!
This is exactly true. It really makes you think about life and the decisions we make on a day to day basis.
Not only that, but from page to page it has you in fits of gigles!
Danny Wallace is an excellent writer, who will take on a fantastic adventure! Amazing!
I would reccomend this book to anyone, particularaly if you're having a hard time becase it really will brighten your day!
This is exactly true. It really makes you think about life and the decisions we make on a day to day basis.
Not only that, but from page to page it has you in fits of gigles!
Danny Wallace is an excellent writer, who will take on a fantastic adventure! Amazing!
I would reccomend this book to anyone, particularaly if you're having a hard time becase it really will brighten your day!
This book is hilarious. Forget the movie and read this instead!
Danny Wallace, after a terrible breakup with a girlfriend, gets unsolicited advice from a stranger: You need to say yes more often. Danny decides to try saying yes to everything asked of him for a year.
Really quite funny, but kind of falls apart at the end. Not as treacly as you might expect; kind of Douglas Adams-ish.
I might see the movie, although Jim Carrey will probably make it grossly sentimental.
I might see the movie, although Jim Carrey will probably make it grossly sentimental.
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced