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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
The tone of this book was entertaining. Very low-key & conversational. It felt a lot like Join Me!, another of the author's works I read recently. Like that one, I felt like this suffered from being too long. I felt like I had gotten the point after the first hundred pages, only to find that I was only 25% done. The pace did pick up again in the last half & I felt like he was finally getting to the point of the book, but there definitely could've been a little trimming from around the middle. Loved the ending & how nicely it all wrapped up!
It's a daft idea and at times the account is so obviously fictionalised it becomes jarring, but this is still such a positive, inspirational and sweet story that I read it at least once a year. I think anyone can enjoy this book.
YES! Loved it - very funny. Though a tiny word of criticism - I thought he dragged it out unnecessarily in a few parts & I found myself wanting to skip ahead. But - overall, this is great fun reading; it would be a good airplane book. At the same time it does make you think about the value of YES in our lives! I might try a few more YES moments myself! Lots of fun British-isms too, to be found in this book! My personal favorite moments - when Danny's in Barcelona & finds himself accidentally on stage with a Spanish pop singer; when he goes on a date with his ex-girlfriend & her new guy - why do we say "won't you join us" when we don't mean it, anyway?! - and his drug related experiences in Amsterdam. Hilarious!
- "Danny Wallace lived as if the word 'No' did not exist. He won $45,000, met the world's only hypnotic dog, earned a nursing degree, and travelled the globe."
- "Imagine being completely open. Imagine a life in which we accept every single chance, offer, or challenge - take every single risk."
- funny
- apparently true
- "Imagine being completely open. Imagine a life in which we accept every single chance, offer, or challenge - take every single risk."
- funny
- apparently true
This book was, at times, hilariously funny. As the book got on, I was seriously impressed with the amount of thought Danny gave towards what all of this meant for his life, and how he wanted to live his life, post-experiment. I'm glad I read the book.
2007 bookcrossing thoughts:
Like books by Dave Gorman (well, they did co-write one book) - more escapades of what Danny's ex-girlfriend calls "stupid boy projects". She saw them as a bad thing, and maybe when you're living with someone as mad as that, they are... but it all sounds like loads of fun to me!
Well, the stupid boy project in this book is saying yes to EVERYTHING. Having had a few low months after splitting with his girlfriend (missing out on outings, parties, opportunities etc), Danny decides to take a more positive outlook on life, after talking with a stranger on a bus who suggests he should say yes more. So he does. To everything. And when this includes spam email, junk post through the letterbox, nutters on the street and bizarre adverts in the paper... you know things are going to get interesting.
Unsuprisingly, at the end of this wierd social experiment, he decides that saying yes to everything isn't a good idea. In fact it can get you into a lot of trouble - or at the very least make you the proud owner of a portrait with a small dog on your shoulder. In fact, I'd always thought that "yes-man" was a derogitary term for someone who is a pushover and too afraid to stand up for themselves.
But what does come out of all this madness, is that being positive and keeping yourself open to opportunities IS a good thing. And can lead to great things in your life that you may otherwise miss out on. He didn't say this so clearly, but for me I felt it was a statement of live your life now - this is not a dress rehearsal. Best to avoid regrets as much as you can.
Beyond all of that, it's also just a fun read of a daft guy.
Like books by Dave Gorman (well, they did co-write one book) - more escapades of what Danny's ex-girlfriend calls "stupid boy projects". She saw them as a bad thing, and maybe when you're living with someone as mad as that, they are... but it all sounds like loads of fun to me!
Well, the stupid boy project in this book is saying yes to EVERYTHING. Having had a few low months after splitting with his girlfriend (missing out on outings, parties, opportunities etc), Danny decides to take a more positive outlook on life, after talking with a stranger on a bus who suggests he should say yes more. So he does. To everything. And when this includes spam email, junk post through the letterbox, nutters on the street and bizarre adverts in the paper... you know things are going to get interesting.
Unsuprisingly, at the end of this wierd social experiment, he decides that saying yes to everything isn't a good idea. In fact it can get you into a lot of trouble - or at the very least make you the proud owner of a portrait with a small dog on your shoulder. In fact, I'd always thought that "yes-man" was a derogitary term for someone who is a pushover and too afraid to stand up for themselves.
But what does come out of all this madness, is that being positive and keeping yourself open to opportunities IS a good thing. And can lead to great things in your life that you may otherwise miss out on. He didn't say this so clearly, but for me I felt it was a statement of live your life now - this is not a dress rehearsal. Best to avoid regrets as much as you can.
Beyond all of that, it's also just a fun read of a daft guy.
It's a bit silly, but it has a basically good message--says yes to more things, but not everything. If the journey to understanding that concept interests you, read the book. Otherwise, I'd suggest skipping it.
Written by the british Danny Wallace as a sort of diary- but comes across as a fiction book. Danny comes to a point where he has no life, says no to going out with friends- then one day the subway is stopped and he happens to take the bus home. He is joined by a man and they get to talking about life, when Danny tells him how his life seems to be going no where, the man simply says, "say yes more".
Danny takes this quite literally, he decides to say yes to everything, to going out, to taking on extra work at his job, to even spam! I think this books was a real reality check, and makes you more positive to what life has to offer- to just saying yes more.
Danny takes this quite literally, he decides to say yes to everything, to going out, to taking on extra work at his job, to even spam! I think this books was a real reality check, and makes you more positive to what life has to offer- to just saying yes more.
it's better to read this one if you're at least in somewhat of a good/positive mood. if you're cranky and you read the book you just get frustrated with the main character. on the other hand, if you're in a good mood then, man, it's funny.
it's pretty fluffy but a nice upbeat read. reminds you to be open to what comes your way. I mostly say yes