2024 the best yes audiobook review

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GRAMMY NOMINEE

Audie Award, Humor, 2015

Amy Poehler is hosting a dinner party and you're invited! Welcome to the audiobook edition of Amy Poehler's Yes Please. The guest list is star-studded with vocal appearances from Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Michael Schur, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner, and even Amy's parents - Yes Please is the ultimate audiobook extravaganza.

Also included? A one-night-only live performance at Poehler's Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Hear Amy read a chapter live in front of a young and attractive Los Angeles audience.

While listening to Yes Please, you'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll become convinced that your phone is trying to kill you. Don't miss this collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, lists, and haikus from the mind of one of our most beloved entertainers. Offering Amy's thoughts on everything from her "too safe" childhood outside of Boston to her early days in New York City, her ideas about Hollywood and "the biz", the demon that looks back at all of us in the mirror, and her joy at being told she has a "face for wigs" - Yes Please is chock-full of words, and wisdom, to live by.

Reviewer: Juan C. Velandia
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I had no idea how much I needed Poehler in my life!
Review: I have always liked Amy Poehler. After this book, I LOVE HER! Such rawness and honesty is refreshing, that's the kind of people I like and she's exactly like that in this, her first (And hopefully not last) book. Her life story is not very different from the rest, and she knows it. So she makes fun of it and tells her own stories with lots of wit and acid humor... And in her audiobook, she even has special guests to have fun with! Kathleen Turner as her the dark voice in her head is hilarious, Patrick Stewart reading Plastic Surgery Haiku is to die for... And the rest are SO great!!!Her style is not unique, it's very SNL / improv influenced, and it's more than obvious, that's where she worked and absolutely nailed it as Hillary Clinton. Poehler is pretty much a middle-class girl from a standard home she could be anyone of us, but she's an absolute QUEEN of comedy, one of the best children that SNL gave to the world, along with her whole generation (Tina Fey, Rachel Dracht, Maya Rudolph, Seth Meyers, and so many more).She sounds familiar but unique at the same time, she's one of a kind when she laughs and cracks jokes, and punches you right in the heart when talking about her trip to Haiti and her beautiful children. This is not a random writing of silly stories, this is well thought out book filled with inspiring memories, difficult times, lots of reality and straight messages to the reader. There's no subtext here, only a straightforward Poehler doing what she does best and laughing her way through it..And what a run she has!This is not just a book to laugh with, is the story of a life... And what a life she had! I'm sure she can fill up ten books with just stand-up and improve anecdotes (which I'd love to hear), but this debut as a book writer is everything I didn't know I needed in my life.And please, don't miss the audiobook, it's absolutely hilarious!!!

Reviewer: Joan C. Curtis
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Funny Book with a Human Touch
Review: If you want to read a book with raw humor with a touch of philosophy about life, this book is for you. Amy Poehler is naturally funny. In this memoir of her life as a comedian, you learn about her as a person. She suffered the hard road to success and makes it clear that it isn't easy. But, her desire to do what she loved outweighed roaches in her apartment or no heat in the winter. She gave up a lot and managed to make it to the top. Not everyone can do that nor has the talent as well as the passion to do so. Her story gives budding actors a bit of hope but it also demonstrates that the path is not for the feint heart.I underlined a lot of things in this book because she nails so much. She didn't hold back. She tells you what she thinks, right or wrong, good or bad. Here are a few things she said about writing:Everyone lies about writing. They lie about how easy it is or how hard it was. The truth is writing is this: hard and boring and occasionally great but usually not.Writing a book is a small, slow crawl to the finish line.She quoted Eleanor Roosevelt: "A woman is like a tea bad, you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water."This book not only describes Amy's career, but she also talks about herself. She shares her innermost thoughts and insecurities. I thought it was interesting that such a public person could describe herself with "social anxiety." When she talks about her appearance, she points out all her negatives and gives credit for knowing those things through the little voice that never goes away in her head. That voice we all share.Amy came from a rather normal family background. She has good parents and a very supportive relationship with her younger brother. She doesn't carry baggage from that world.If you can get through the four-letter words and the rather length descriptions of scenes and events from SNL and Parks and Recreation, you will enjoy this book. I ended up having to skim a great deal. Nonetheless the writing full of funny, spot-on metaphors kept me reading.My four stars are really 3.5

Reviewer: Alexzya
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: If you're an Amy Poehler fan, this book is a real treat! I became a fan through binge-watching Parks & Rec in lockdown with my partner, and was so happy to discover her as an actress, comedian and writer afterwards.Her stories have a bit of everything: tragedy, comedy, warmth, fun and emotion. Loved it!

Reviewer: Andreia
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Engraçado como esperado e muito leve. Amy fala com o coração. Quem gosta de Parks and Rec e SNL vai ser contemplado. Muito bom.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Loved it. It was insightful, relatable to real life. At some part you might feel bored if you are not familiar with her works but mostly it was good ,philosophical and helpful.

Reviewer: Clara Deboosere
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Livre très drôle je le recommande à tout les monde

Reviewer: Bianca
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Mi sono trovata molto bene per totale, il libro è nuovo tra l'altro è un libro bellissimo che consiglio a tutte e tutti voi! Arrivato nella tempistica suggerita ovviamente è durata un pò ma giustificato tutto.