GRIOTS REPUBLIC - An Urban Black Travel Mag - Jan 2016

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R E A D I N G L I S T of insight into the psyche of this
creative force of nature. At some
points, this professed introverts
shedding light on her life almost makes
the reader feel like they are intruding
SAY 'YES' TO
A NEW YEAR
Is this the next book to add you your reading list?
"YES!"
By Rodney Goode
and that makes the reader respect
(even treasure) the gift she is giving
you within its covers.
Without revealing too much, The Year
of Yes begins when her sister mutters
six words under breath:
You never say yes to anything.
From that point, Rhimes walks the
reader through the impact of those
words and all she must overcome to
begin to say 'yes.' She tells the tale of a
lying introvert (this will make more
sense after reading) who says 'yes' to
meeting the President of the United
States, to appearing on Jimmy Kimmel,
and 'yes' in some more personal and
private ways. In many ways the tale is
honest, sobering and sometime
humorous. Rhimes simply wants to do
better, be better.
THE CONCLUSION
THE GIST
There is something intriguing
about the close of an old year and
the onset of the new. For some it
signifies the end of twelve
months of successes and the
mystery of newer and greater
things ahead while for others, it
means putting 365 days of
arduous challenges behind and
the hope of better things to come.
Regardless of how you look at it,
the New Year means just that, a
new year to try again. That’s
what makes the first book, “The
Year of Yes” is perfectly timed.
Reading this book with no
knowledge of who Rhimes is will
be a challenge because without
understanding her celebrity, the
journey outlined in this book may
not have the same impact.
However, if you are a fan of Grey’s
Anatomy, Scandal, or How to Get
Away With Murder, this book
provides the reader with both
fascinating and interesting tidbits
The Year of Yes will probably be
heralded as a “Self-Help” book, but
arguably it’s just an opportunity for
Rhimes to publicly purge, declare her
victory, and celebrate her success.
The best part is it’s not preachy like so
many books of this type where the
author, because of their success,
proclaims to be a guru of sorts and
gives the reader a sense that if they do
not learn from the writers errors, the
reader will never be successful, nor is
it a guidebook that gives the reader a
step-by-step process for
improvement. The Year of Yes is simply
an account of an incident that sends
the writer on a different avenue in her
life’s journey.
Rhimes’ openness is the reader’s gain.