Yes Please

This book is very light and breezy, I finished it in two sittings. I highly recommend the audiobook, because Poehler is fantastic and the guests she brings in help lend more comedy to the readings.

This book was fun, but I guess I was hoping for a little bit more than a surface read. She does offer moments of seriousness when discussing creepy men in the workplace, being taken seriously as an actress, and how much work it takes to become successful, but this is by and large, a comedy book. Which is absolutely fine- it made me laugh out loud several times. I suppose my issue is just that I wanted more of...well, anything. Her personal life is not discussed at all beyond Tina Fey, the milestones of her career are mentioned very briefly- Parks and Rec gets an amusing chapter dedicated to it, and her passion for her work definitely shines through, but I wanted more.

Amy Poehler is great, and if you like her, you should read this book, but it probably won't change your perception of her.

Bonus points for this passage: (paraphrasing) “The Wire is one of the best shows of all time and I've watched every episode at least twice. One year for Christmas, Aziz Ansari gifted me a signed Omar Little poster that said “Amy, you come at the king, you best not miss”; apart from my children and my mom's jewelry, this is the only thing I would grab in the event of a fire.”