“yes man” (doesn’t appear to be out yet in paperback in the states) is one of the best books i’ve ever read. of course, the main character is 26, male and completely lacks any responsibilities or commitment. sound familiar? it’s autobiographical, but supposedly the order has been changed in some ways to keep it interesting. the basic premise is the author starts saying yes to everything. including spam, random leaflets, newspaper ads, advertising signs in stores. anything that ask him a question. does he want a new type of credit card? why not say it with flowers? another pint? are you looking at my girlfriend? the list goes on. he ends up traveling to a variety of destinations outside of the uk. he also lives in london. another advantage for me since i’ve been to many of the places he mentions. he met a girl for a drink on upper street which is right near where i’m staying. unfortunately, he didn’t mention the specific pub.
while it seems some parts are unlikely (could he really not think he won the spanish lottery that he didn’t enter as the e-mail says?), i highly recommend it. it’s funny and you might even learn something. i believe peter has read it as well. that factored into the purchase. i now have to get his book “join me” in which he accidentally starts his own cult.
interestingly, his yeses may be also affecting my life as i may be spending june 5-9th at the losang dragpa centre in a medieval castle with buddhist monks. i believe peter had also suggested this. raise your hand if you can see me hanging with some monks? it will be a bit of a switch from going to amsterdam (which danny also did), but everyone has crazy stories from amsterdam. i’ll just have to find somewhere to spend the first days of june. maybe liverpool. it is going to be the european capital of culture in 2008. i can always swing through amsterdam after the world cup. it’s right next door. i just can’t procrastinate and need to actually get my train ticket early so i don’t have to pay too much again.
quality book!
I read it back in October and reviewed it,/a> on my old blog. It’s hilarious.