swingbeat: 18/26: The Year of Yes by Maria Dahvana Headley
This is a true story about a 20 year old female writing student at NYU, who got sick of dating other writing students/professors/etc. She decided to take her own judgement out of the picture. Thus began the Year of Yes. She decides
to go on one date with anyone who asks (but no drunkards, druggies, or violent people).
She tells about various people she meets and goes on dates with (the Mexican handyman, the homeless guy, the Spanish old guy at the laundromat) and some of the stories are pretty good. Halfway through the book, though, it gets kinda old. It's not like her dates are all THAT exciting, and to tell the truth, aside from the brief introspective moment, it's just about her sexual escapades. I naively thought it would be a bunch of sweet little stories until she finds the man of her dreams.
Ah yes, the ending. She does end up marrying a guy, but it just comes out of nowhere. No love story background or anything, just an abrupt thing. The book publishers seem to imply that it's The Year of Yes that enabled her to date the guy, but he seemed like a guy she would have dated even if the Year of Yes wasn't around. So... it's an interesting premise of a book, but I don't think it was executed pretty well. Your Mileage May Vary :)
to go on one date with anyone who asks (but no drunkards, druggies, or violent people).
She tells about various people she meets and goes on dates with (the Mexican handyman, the homeless guy, the Spanish old guy at the laundromat) and some of the stories are pretty good. Halfway through the book, though, it gets kinda old. It's not like her dates are all THAT exciting, and to tell the truth, aside from the brief introspective moment, it's just about her sexual escapades. I naively thought it would be a bunch of sweet little stories until she finds the man of her dreams.
Ah yes, the ending. She does end up marrying a guy, but it just comes out of nowhere. No love story background or anything, just an abrupt thing. The book publishers seem to imply that it's The Year of Yes that enabled her to date the guy, but he seemed like a guy she would have dated even if the Year of Yes wasn't around. So... it's an interesting premise of a book, but I don't think it was executed pretty well. Your Mileage May Vary :)
posted by Jay at 1:05 AM
1 Comments:
Heh. Reality TV and reality literature, working hard to make another fast buck. It's amazing how much of this stuff is out there now, an entire book based on one gimmick. Actually, what's truly amazing is that it's actually profitable, that people keep buying 'em.
Anyway, way to go on the reading. You and Bridget are looking like the only two who will finish this race. :)
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