{"id":43,"date":"2016-01-19T17:54:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T17:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nialangley.com\/blog\/book-recommendation-year-of-yes-by.html"},"modified":"2017-04-11T21:30:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T21:30:18","slug":"book-recommendation-year-of-yes-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nialangley.com\/blog\/book-recommendation-year-of-yes-by\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Recommendation: Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">\n<i>Year of Yes<\/i> is the second book I have read this year, and it is incredible! Shonda Rhimes put in these pages the perfect amount of wit, insight, funny, and truth. The harmony of story and thought could not have been scored any better. I read this book in less than a day. LESS THAN A DAY! I have not done that before (it usually takes me a least two days). In <i>Year of Yes<\/i>, Rhimes discusses deciding to say &#8220;yes&#8221; for a year to everything that scared her.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fDLH832d64s\/Vp5mD2cNtaI\/AAAAAAAAFa0\/e7GYauvUX0M\/s1600\/01-shonda-rhimes-year-of-yes.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nialangley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/01-shonda-rhimes-year-of-yes.jpg?resize=282%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"282\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">\nI laughed out loud \u2013 several times. I better understood Rhimes&#8217; shows. I rexamined my life and myself. I felt like I gained a new friend. I learned so much about someone of whom I have been a long fan. And I learned about myself, too.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">\nThe book is inspirational, it is honest, and it is relatable. It&#8217;s <i>relatable<\/i><br \/>\n \u2013 even though I am not an extremely successful writer or Hollywood<br \/>\npowerhouse,<br \/>\n even though no one has watched any movies or TV shows I have created (I<br \/>\n have not even written any &#8211; only articles, poems, stories, essays, and plays), even<br \/>\nthough I am not a mother, even though my influence is a lot smaller. It&#8217;s relatable \u2013<br \/>\nbecause I am introverted, because I make up characters in head, because<br \/>\nCristina Yang was also my best friend, and because of so many other things. <\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">\nIf you want to read about someone&#8217;s journey of taking control, changing, and saving her life one decision at a time and you want to do the same thing, read this book. It is so worth it.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">\nThank you, Shonda Rhimes, for such a gift. 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