Yes Man - Movie Tie-In [Paperback]

Danny Wallace (Author)

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About the Author

Danny Wallace is a cult leader, a producer, and a comedian. He is the author of the number one British bestseller Join Me, which is currently being adapted for film. BBC America recently and bizarrely dubbed him "one of Britain's most respected journalists," but perhaps Playboy had a more accurate description of him: "F***ing brilliant." He is twenty-seven and lives in an old match factory in London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Gallery; Mti edition (November 11, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416595538
• ISBN-13: 978-1416595533
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #720,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Way To Spend A Year, November 18, 2008

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Dave Lakhani (Boise, ID United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yes Man - Movie Tie-In (Paperback)

Overall I liked this book but thought is was too long, he could have gotten to the point much more quickly and it would have been a better read for me.

This is the movie tie in to the book by the same name written by Danny Wallace, a Londoner who in a funk took the advice of a man on a bus to say yes more. That advice lead to a year of saying yes to virtually everything that anyone asked and lead to many odd and awkward adventures. Some of the activities included writing chalk slogans for peace on the sidewalk to eating bizarre combinations of food because the seller asked if he wanted a long series of items with the food he ordered.

One of the funniest parts of the book is him talking his way into and out of a fight at a nightclub with a guy who asked if he was looking at his girlfriend by saying yes.

Ultimately the book explores what his friends thought about his obsession with yes and how worried they became for him. They even develop elaborate schemes to try and get him to say no.

I really enjoy seeing what happens in books like this where people fixate on a single idea for a year like The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible and this one. There is a strong lesson in the will it takes to do something so thoroughly and a demonstration of how often we give up too soon.

I thought the writing could be tighter but really enjoyed the book none the less.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fun, breezy read with a dash of self-help thrown in, December 4, 2008

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Aamir Virani (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yes Man - Movie Tie-In (Paperback)

Okay, I'm going to ruin the book for you. Ready?

Danny Wallace wrote humorous non-fiction books before this one. There's a small hint of it while he tells the story, but if you look here on Amazon, you'll find Join Me! and a few others.

"Yes Man" is still great. It's a very fast read and the anecdotes from Danny's life over six months (it's not a year) are all well-written. You would think these mini-stories would just be amusing stand-alone chapters, but Danny does a great job of putting them together in an overall narrative showing growth and understanding.

He forces things a little when talking about his transactions with online spammers, and his interactions with drugs are out of a stereotypical movie (now starring Jim Carrey, ha!).

"Yes Man" still ends up being strong, though, because the overall message is reinforced through humor - you should say "yes" to open yourself up to possibilities in both personal and work matters. Danny Wallace does this, and it's a great ride.

Read it, and definitely share it with others who seem to be stuck in a rut.

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Say Yes, June 27, 2011

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Rachel Solomon (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Yes Man - Movie Tie-In (Paperback)

This is my favorite book. No joke. I find it to be SO enlightening, dryly humorous at the same time as being positively encouraging. There's a wonderful spiritual tinge to "Yes Man" as well. I don't think one could read through "Yes Man" without feeling even the smallest positive surge to take new chances towards living a better life. I love Danny Wallace's humor. The movie "Yes Man" is a PALE comparison to the book, by the way. The movie representation of "Yes Man", other than being just an okay movie on its own, is quite poor. I greatly encourage you to give this book at least one read. I am on my 2nd, and I am once again loving every page.