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Cover of Yes Please by Amy PoehlerYes Please
Modern · Nonfiction, Humor, Biography

Yes Please

by Amy Poehler
2014 · 329 pages · Nonfiction
64.5Must-Read
Score Modern
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

What it's about

Amy Poehler, star of Parks and Recreation and Saturday Night Live, shares stories, advice and lists from her life and career, about comedy, love, work, motherhood and saying yes.

Why it's worth reading

It spent 2 weeks at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and 42 weeks on the lists.

You'll love it if you liked

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Good to know

It's a mix of memoir and advice, and the audiobook features guest voices.

By the numbers

64.5Must-Read Score
  • Readers18 out of 100 · counts 42%
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
  • Bestseller74 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%

Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.

Where it ranks

Why it made the list

Bestseller
#1 New York Times bestseller (2 weeks at #1)42 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2014

Reads as

True story, Funny, Moving

How we rank

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Quick answers

Is Yes Please worth reading?

Yes. It spent 2 weeks at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and 42 weeks on the lists. It ranks #1,940 of the 2,816 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 64.5 (the best book we found scores 99).

What is Yes Please about?

Amy Poehler, star of Parks and Recreation and Saturday Night Live, shares stories, advice and lists from her life and career, about comedy, love, work, motherhood and saying yes.

How long does it take to read Yes Please?

About 8 hours (329 pages), or about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day.

What should I read after Yes Please?

If you liked it, try Bossypants by Tina Fey, Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson or Calypso by David Sedaris.