julieanncordero's review against another edition
Overall I enjoyed this book. I haven't watched any of Shonda Rhimes' shows so I wasn't as interested in those parts of the book, but I enjoyed the overall message of the importance of saying yes and how it can improve your life.
My favorite chapters were the ones about being a mother and loving your own body.
My favorite chapters were the ones about being a mother and loving your own body.
itscece123's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
left_unsupervised's review against another edition
3.0
Yes and no should be black and white, so why do we make them gray?
julietwanders's review against another edition
5.0
this is exactly the book i needed to pick in this moment. not only is rhimes hilarious, but she told me what i needed to hear in this moment. sure, she was talking about balancing children and being a badass on a scale that i can hardly even imagine, she gave me permission to accept that i can’t always be perfect and to forgive and love myself.
jcstokes95's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
2.0
DNF @54%
Sometimes, I hear the voice of my dietitian in my brain and today I could hear her saying, stop reading this eating disorder nonsense. So I've decided upon the advice of my dietitian who lives in my head to put down this book. I cannot believe this has such a high rating and very few reviews mentions of the virulent fatphobia here. I would warn you off this book if you have an ED because of this one chapter.
What's really disappointing is I was actually liking the conversational tone of the first half and expected to close this out as a four star, easy-breezy celebrity self-help book. I feel that if this author had focused on the health effects and how she felt, I could have worked around this. All of us want to be healthy. But it was the description of her body and the clear hatred she had for the fat body that made me too annoyed to keep going with this.
Sometimes, I hear the voice of my dietitian in my brain and today I could hear her saying, stop reading this eating disorder nonsense. So I've decided upon the advice of my dietitian who lives in my head to put down this book. I cannot believe this has such a high rating and very few reviews mentions of the virulent fatphobia here. I would warn you off this book if you have an ED because of this one chapter.
What's really disappointing is I was actually liking the conversational tone of the first half and expected to close this out as a four star, easy-breezy celebrity self-help book. I feel that if this author had focused on the health effects and how she felt, I could have worked around this. All of us want to be healthy. But it was the description of her body and the clear hatred she had for the fat body that made me too annoyed to keep going with this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
natashac594's review against another edition
I feel like this book really opened my eyes to some of the issues I was having myself. To see that someone who is successful also had some of the same issues showed me that I could do anything if I truly pushed myself to do so.
cowboylucy's review against another edition
3.0
Fun memoir with pieces of good advice and some fun Grey’s stories.
silodear's review against another edition
slow-paced
2.0
Year of Yes is a nope for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
katiec's review against another edition
3.0
A fine, fast read. Inspiring but bordering on platitudinous at times (out of her control, but that jumping lady on the cover is TOO MUCH). I don't watch any of Shonda's shows; probably would have gotten more out of it if I had.