Inherently, I'm not a nosy person. I like to let people be and have conversations without prying into people's lives. But, it's nice to share experiences. I'm also not the type to reach for a nonfiction book for leisure reading. I've had enough of textbooks and research papers thank you very much. But, when people willingly share their stories, it's inspiring and often funny or touching. Many stories are stranger than fiction... So, is the case with Maria Headley's The Year of Yes.
This book is an account of one year in Headley's life. It takes place during the time she was a relatively poor college student in the one and only New York City. In her early-20s, studying drama and writing, and racing between various temporary jobs, Headley decides her life is not hard enough. She longs for a more arduous journey, one of the search for true love. She makes the radical decision of saying "yes" to any and every man who asks her out on a date. Headley stays true to her word, sometimes even bending it and asking a man out herself. The characters she encounters help her grow and learn and realize "what really matters".
I thought it was an enjoyable enough read. Funny and lighthearted, I did feel it dragged at some points. But overall, I was rooting for Ms. Maria. Everyone deserves love after all, and Headley was trying harder, and probably more recklessly, than any young girl in New York. Then, maybe not, but she was brave!
Did Maria find her "one"? Did she learn what love really is? Go ahead and give the book a go if you like stories of young women striving and surviving in big cities.
-Ekta
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| My Copy of "The Year of Yes" |
This book is an account of one year in Headley's life. It takes place during the time she was a relatively poor college student in the one and only New York City. In her early-20s, studying drama and writing, and racing between various temporary jobs, Headley decides her life is not hard enough. She longs for a more arduous journey, one of the search for true love. She makes the radical decision of saying "yes" to any and every man who asks her out on a date. Headley stays true to her word, sometimes even bending it and asking a man out herself. The characters she encounters help her grow and learn and realize "what really matters".
I thought it was an enjoyable enough read. Funny and lighthearted, I did feel it dragged at some points. But overall, I was rooting for Ms. Maria. Everyone deserves love after all, and Headley was trying harder, and probably more recklessly, than any young girl in New York. Then, maybe not, but she was brave!
Did Maria find her "one"? Did she learn what love really is? Go ahead and give the book a go if you like stories of young women striving and surviving in big cities.
-Ekta
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