So I previously read Tina Fey's memoir Bossypants and thought it was interesting to get her perspective on being a woman in comedy. There were parts of her memoir that I wished that she had shared more personal details with me as a reader. I think the goal of a good memoir is that it is about opening yourself up to the faceless reader and letting them know about events and people that shaped you. It helps if you have something to share or some experience that makes a reader feel a certain kinship with you. The worst memoirs I have read through the years are the ones were the author doesn't seem to learn a blessed thing and blames everything on outside parties. Or the book feels scattered because they are telling you point blank there are other details that would explain things but they are not going to explain them because they are private. I dislike memoirs like that because all I want to ask is "well why did you write this?"

Amy Poehler's Yes Please ultimately clicked for me in a way that Tina Fey's memoir never did. Amy Poehler draws you in and tells you about proud moments and not so proud moments of things she has done. I felt like I was unwinding with a good friend while drinking some wine and she was just shooting the shit (so to speak) with me.

The memoir does jump around a bit and it is not told in a straight orderly line, but I was able to follow everything and loved this book to bits.

Probably for the first time ever I would recommend people buy this book in hardcover. I borrowed this from my local library (which I was only allowed a 14 day borrowing period) and it was so sparkly, vibrant, and beautiful. I know another post I took pictures to show everyone but it was just lit up with color. Also one of the sections was pretty cool since she set aside space for the reader to write down the story of their birth as told to them by their parents. I honestly teared up a bit at that point because I know the story of my birth, but my parents are no longer around. She tells everyone to go and call their mom and dad and tell them that you love them and boy do I echo that one. Even if you are having a fight right now because your mother asked you why are you still alone or criticized something you said, wore, or did, just get over it. Parents mean well. And just think their mom and dad did the same thing to them.

This entire memoir was such a fast read. I actually had trouble putting it down since I was trying to finish up A Game of Thrones before the end of the year and I sneak peeked at this book.

I was so happy that the first book I read in 2015 was such a great one and that it really resonated with me.