Yes Please

by Amy Poehler

Ebook, 2014

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An entry in the "I don't wanna have to think" category as I try to bust out of my reading slump. I had no interest in reading this memoir of comedian Amy Poehler until I started watching Parks and Recreation on Netflix earlier this year — I didn't even know that she had been a long-time member of

the Saturday Night Live cast. Before watching Parks & Rec I had only the vaguest idea who Poehler was, although what little I knew left a positive impression. This slim volume did nothing to dispel that, and I enjoyed learning a little more about how she got started in comedy and acting. It was ... fine, but I was reminded why I generally don't read books written by comedians. The only exception I've found so far was Craig Ferguson's American on Purpose, which I enjoyed a lot.

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Read but unowned, Read in 2016

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The actress best known for her work on "Parks and Recreation" and "Saturday Night Live" reveals personal stories and offers her humorous take on such topics as love, friendship, parenthood, and her relationship with Tina Fey.

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This book is heavy. Perhaps that's because it's so firmly packed with wit and insight. Fans of Poehler and her offbeat characters expect her to be outrageous and there's some of that here, but mostly this is a sweet, funny memoir and a thoughtful look at what it takes to be a woman. In fact,

there's lots of advice given here, and it's smart, the kind of stuff your favorite aunt would tell you, albeit, an aunt who once shot a moose on the "Weekend Update" set while rapping alongside Sarah Palin. She addresses how to treat your career (like a bad boyfriend); how not to torture other women about their life choices; ways to shut people up about your newly single status ("Hey, lady, I don't want to fuck your husband"). With so much to enjoy and absorb, you may even want to carry this book around, reread it, and underline pertinent-to-your-own-life sentences, which would be perfectly reasonable, except for the fact that it's so darn heavy.

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