Is this book any good.......YES (Yes Man - Danny Wallace)

Member Name: dtait09

Product:	Yes Man - Danny Wallace
Date:	05/08/09 (48 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Some very funny storytelling

Disadvantages: bit OTT in places

I DONT READ BOOKS

just thought Id make that bit clear before I start. I have read about three books in my whole life (and one of those was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). Its probably something to do with not having the concentration span to sit down and actually focus on words. I can easily read a page and then think, I didnt actually take any of that in, and read it again.

I got this book about 2 years ago, a present from someone who obviously doesnt get that I dont read books! Out of courtesy I read about 15 pages before abadoning it on a shelf in my room. Two years later I picked it up and made a more conservative effort to finish what I started and by some miracle it actually worked because I have read it in a short space of time.

**MAIN STORY

Danny Wallace, general writer/producer/presenter has reached some sort of crossroads in his life where he says no quite a fair bit to his friends and to everything and becomes very depressed by the whole thing, coupled with the breaking up with his girlfriend. A random stranger on the bus tells him to "say yes more" and thats exactly what he does...to everything.

Saying Yes leads to many different chain of events happening, as you can imagine, and Danny encounters many extreme characters and situations. The one problem is that someone (despite him not telling anyone) is on to his game (the challenger) and he spends time trying to solve this mystery.

**GOOD POINTS

The reason i kept reading was the style of writing which made it very easy to read and gave you some real laugh out loud moments such as when he was in a club and staring at someones girlfriend and was asked if he was staring/fancied her - an ultimate "say no moment". As well as agreeing to many of the 'spam' e-mails that we all know to stay well away from.

**BAD POINTS

There were times in the book that I thought it was a little far fetched and exaggerated but I guess they all lead into a good story, so much so that it has been made into a film with Jim Carrey. I would imagine (not seen the film yet) that this would be very loosely based on the book.

**OVERALL

I really enjoyed the book, so much so that I have no got the book he wrote before 'Join Me' and look forward to reading it! I have also started listening to his show on saturday mornings on 6music (he is covering for Adam and Joe throughout August 09) and have become a bit of a fan. He has also got a new book called 'friends like these' which I would imagine I will probably get and read after Join me and double my reading books tally just by reading his.

Summary: Great read