Yes Please

Amy Poehler doles out the advice in a way only a strong, confident, hilarious woman can in her autobiography Yes Please. 

Warning: this book is not funny. Now, don't get me wrong, this book is everything a book can be, but if you're looking for something that is off-the-wall, laugh until you cry, Parks and Rec funny...this is not the book for you. If you're looking for a serious, confidence boosting, strongly written book that is genuine and well-rounded, then this is the book for you! I just don't want any of you to get the wrong idea. Amy Poehler is a generally funny woman--hilarious even, and the book is humorous, but that is not its purpose. Its purpose is to make you feel grateful for the life you have, and to realize that you are only human...and Amy is too.

Poehler kind of jumps around when it comes to the chapters of her book. They're not presented chronologically. Which seems weird and wrong, but it oddly works. She starts off with where she was born and speaks about her family. Then she'll jump to her college days and her participation in many different sketch comedy groups. She even performed with people like Neil Flynn (of Scrubs and The Middle), and David Koechner (of Anchorman and The Office) before they hit the big time. 

She reminds us that no one gets by in this world without help. She admits that she wouldn't even be famous if she didn't know someone who knew someone. Poehler is very honest with her audience. She doesn't mince words, and you wouldn't expect her to. She then jumps to her days on SNL. She eventually gets a little tired of writing, and tags in one of her best friends, Seth Myers, to write a chapter for her. He talks about how he met Amy at one of her sketch shows she and Tina Fey were doing together, and the hilariously famous Sarah Palin Rap she performed on Weekend Update. 

Amy delves into her relationships with her Parks and Rec cast, George Clooney, Julia-Louis Dreyfus, Tina Fey, Seth Myers, her ex-husband Will Arnett, her sons and many more! But more than that, she gives her audience some life advice. She tells them that being silly is okay; in fact it is empowering. And being the "bossy" girl is the best kind of girl to be. She wants women to be proud of other women's accomplishments; not jealous. She wants people to know that their tragedies do not define them. But mostly, she wants her readers, and the world, to be kind to one another. 

I rarely, if ever, read any type of autobiography, but I am huge SNL, Parks and Rec, and Amy Poehler fan. So, this was a no-brainer for me, and after this review, I hope it is for you too. This book gave me so many insights into my life, and I think it will continue to do so as I grow older and live my life. Amy made me realize that none of us really know what we are doing. None of us are adults. We're just big kids trying to get by, by doing the best that we can.  

I give this book 5/5 stars!

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