A fun and funny read - especially for those who say 'no' too often (Yes Man - Danny Wallace)

Member Name: BumpyBump

Product:	Yes Man - Danny Wallace
Date:	17/09/09 (14 review reads)
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Advantages: Witty writing style and a likeable character

Disadvantages: None

Danny Wallace is a man who has practically turned into a hermit. He's just split up with his girlfriend and he's gotten into the habit of always saying 'no' to going to the pub, 'no' to socialising of any kind, 'no' to everything. One evening, on a particularly nightmarish commute home, he gets chatting to a stranger. At the end of the conversation the stranger says something which sets something alight in Danny; say yes more. From then on Danny decides to say 'yes' to everything - for one year. This starts off well enough, but when he gets into an altercation with another man Danny decides it's best to lay down some rules for the 'yes' project such as not blindly saying 'yes' to literally every single question that warrants a yes/no answer, but to always saying 'yes' to suggestions of things. Oh, and he's not allowed to tell anyone what he's doing!

Yes Man is a really interesting, exciting and fun read. It gives you an insight about the possibilities that are there if you only open your mind to them. The book follows Danny on his one-year journey that see him get up to all sorts of things, including falling in love. What I really liked about this book is that it's all true so it makes all the scenarios and conversations that much funnier. Danny Wallace has a naturally witty writing style and the book is so easy to read. You really find yourself rooting for him and the girl of his dreams to get it together. The whole concept is really inspiring to those of us who perhaps don't say yes to things as often as we should (although when you have a 9-5 job amongst other commitments it's not always that easy) and you really feel that you can take a leaf out of Danny's book (almost literally!).

Summary: Danny Wallace comes across as a very likeable person & by the end I wanted to read his other books.