Yes Please by Amy Poehler

Part memoir, part 'missive-from-the-middle', Yes Please is a hilarious collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, haikus and words-to-live-by drawn from the life and mind of acclaimed actress, writer and comedian Amy Poehler.

Love Amy. I have listened to the audio version of this literally 10 times, and I love it every time. A road trip essential for me.

Don't read this book. Listen to it.

I'm not sure this would have been a five star book had I held it in my hand, read each word, and turned pages. I grabbed the audio book so I could read while my wife consumed the hard cover book.

I'm so glad I listened to this book, because the author's came through even benign passages. There were guest readers, including her family, friends, and random famous folk like Patrick Stewart. The Parks and Recreation chapter included co-creator Michael Schur (former SNL writer and friend of Amy Poehler) is a can't miss. It was more like a podcast conversation, with Schur interjecting frequently, as the two bantered about some memories.

As I said, don't read this book. You really must listen to it.

This book wasn't bad, it's just not memorable. It was part timeline of Amy's life, part ramblings. It couldn't decide if it wanted to be motivational, a recount of her life, or just a conversation with a friend.