Hook: It didn’t really take much to sell me on purchasing Yes Please. I loooove Amy Poehler and her humor, and wanted to get into the head of one of my favorite funny people. Plus, the cover was cool and all the other bits that are supposed to sell you: the description on the inside of the book jacket, the back of the book, etc. were Smart and Funny, and written in Amy’s (hilarious) voice. So I was sold.

Line: I enjoyed the book from the first page, but what really got to me was a line that crops up a few times in the book that really sold me.

“You do it because the doing of it is the thing. The doing is the thing. The talking and worrying and thinking is not the thing.”

This really struck home with me because I want/need to be doing more of thing, which for me is writing (hence this blog).

Also, there’s these wonderful gems of wisdom on two-page spreads with primary color backgrounds and block text.

Some examples:

Sinker: On the inside book jacket it  essentially says that “In a perfect world we’d get to hang out with Amy Poehler.. but because she is so busy she can’t hang right now. However, this book is the solution to that problem”–and it really is. There were parts that made me laugh and cry and feel all the Feels, just like I imagine hanging out with Amy would be like. It’s brilliantly and candidly written with stories and advice and side notes. I didn’t realize how much this book would help me understand myself, it’s like a self-help book you don’t have to hide the cover of when you’re reading on the subway. Amy is a Smart Woman and she decided to share her years of wisdom and life lessons with the world. So go ahead and treat yo’ self to Yes Please.