Get Your Free Audiobook
-
Year of Yes
- How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person
- Narrated by: Shonda Rhimes
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Entertainment & Celebrities
Non-member price: $30.74
People who bought this also bought...
-
Your Time to Thrive
- End Burnout, Increase Well-Being, and Unlock Your Full Potential with the New Science of Microsteps
- By: Marina Khidekel, Arianna Huffington, Thrive Global
- Narrated by: Arianna Huffington
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Eschewing trendy self-care fixes or the latest health fads, Your Time to Thrive is the revolutionary guide to living and working based on microsteps - tiny, science-backed changes. By making them too-small-to fail, we can incorporate them into our daily lives right away, and begin building healthier ways of living and working. Your Time to Thrive shares practical, usable, research-supported mini-habits that will yield huge benefits and empower people to truly thrive in all parts of their lives.
-
Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I've been in this life for 50 years, been trying to work out its riddle for 42, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last 35. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me.
-
-
Seems like a Whole load of bull
- By Andrew on 09-12-2020
-
Believe It
- By: Jamie Kern Lima
- Narrated by: Jamie Kern Lima
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Believe It, Jamie Kern Lima, founder of IT Cosmetics, shares the wild but true story of how a once-struggling waitress turned her against-the-grain idea into an international best-selling sensation, eventually selling the company for more than a billion dollars and becoming the first female CEO of a brand in L’Oréal’s 100-plus-year history.
-
-
Loved it
- By Anonymous User on 29-03-2021
-
Untamed
- Stop Pleasing, Start Living
- By: Glennon Doyle
- Narrated by: Glennon Doyle
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For many years, Glennon Doyle denied her discontent. Then, while speaking at a conference, she looked at a woman across the room and fell instantly in love. Three words flooded her mind: There. She. Is. At first, Glennon assumed these words came to her from on high but soon she realised they had come to her from within. This was the voice she had buried beneath decades of numbing addictions and social conditioning. Glennon decided to let go of the world’s expectations of her and reclaim her true untamed self.
-
-
Every woman and her daughter should read this
- By Anonymous User on 18-04-2020
-
Think Like a Monk
- The Secret of How to Harness the Power of Positivity and Be Happy Now
- By: Jay Shetty
- Narrated by: Jay Shetty
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jay Shetty, social media superstar and host of the number one podcast ‘On Purpose’, distils the timeless wisdom he learned as a practising monk into practical steps anyone can take every day to live a less anxious, more meaningful life.
-
-
The new Bible of our time.
- By mrs s garrett on 12-09-2020
-
Big Magic
- Creative Living Beyond Fear
- By: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Listeners of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now this beloved author shares her wisdom and unique understanding of creativity, shattering the perceptions of mystery and suffering that surround the process - and showing us all just how easy it can be. By sharing stories from her own life as well as from her friends and the people who have inspired her, Elizabeth Gilbert challenges us to embrace our curiosity....
-
-
Brought me back to life
- By Lee on 24-01-2016
-
Your Time to Thrive
- End Burnout, Increase Well-Being, and Unlock Your Full Potential with the New Science of Microsteps
- By: Marina Khidekel, Arianna Huffington, Thrive Global
- Narrated by: Arianna Huffington
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Eschewing trendy self-care fixes or the latest health fads, Your Time to Thrive is the revolutionary guide to living and working based on microsteps - tiny, science-backed changes. By making them too-small-to fail, we can incorporate them into our daily lives right away, and begin building healthier ways of living and working. Your Time to Thrive shares practical, usable, research-supported mini-habits that will yield huge benefits and empower people to truly thrive in all parts of their lives.
-
Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I've been in this life for 50 years, been trying to work out its riddle for 42, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last 35. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me.
-
-
Seems like a Whole load of bull
- By Andrew on 09-12-2020
-
Believe It
- By: Jamie Kern Lima
- Narrated by: Jamie Kern Lima
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Believe It, Jamie Kern Lima, founder of IT Cosmetics, shares the wild but true story of how a once-struggling waitress turned her against-the-grain idea into an international best-selling sensation, eventually selling the company for more than a billion dollars and becoming the first female CEO of a brand in L’Oréal’s 100-plus-year history.
-
-
Loved it
- By Anonymous User on 29-03-2021
-
Untamed
- Stop Pleasing, Start Living
- By: Glennon Doyle
- Narrated by: Glennon Doyle
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For many years, Glennon Doyle denied her discontent. Then, while speaking at a conference, she looked at a woman across the room and fell instantly in love. Three words flooded her mind: There. She. Is. At first, Glennon assumed these words came to her from on high but soon she realised they had come to her from within. This was the voice she had buried beneath decades of numbing addictions and social conditioning. Glennon decided to let go of the world’s expectations of her and reclaim her true untamed self.
-
-
Every woman and her daughter should read this
- By Anonymous User on 18-04-2020
-
Think Like a Monk
- The Secret of How to Harness the Power of Positivity and Be Happy Now
- By: Jay Shetty
- Narrated by: Jay Shetty
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jay Shetty, social media superstar and host of the number one podcast ‘On Purpose’, distils the timeless wisdom he learned as a practising monk into practical steps anyone can take every day to live a less anxious, more meaningful life.
-
-
The new Bible of our time.
- By mrs s garrett on 12-09-2020
-
Big Magic
- Creative Living Beyond Fear
- By: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Listeners of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now this beloved author shares her wisdom and unique understanding of creativity, shattering the perceptions of mystery and suffering that surround the process - and showing us all just how easy it can be. By sharing stories from her own life as well as from her friends and the people who have inspired her, Elizabeth Gilbert challenges us to embrace our curiosity....
-
-
Brought me back to life
- By Lee on 24-01-2016
-
I'm Judging You
- The Do-Better Manual
- By: Luvvie Ajayi
- Narrated by: Luvvie Ajayi
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
With over 500,000 readers a month at her enormously popular blog, AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi is a go-to source for smart takes on pop culture. I'm Judging You is her debut book of humorous essays that dissects our cultural obsessions and calls out bad behavior in our increasingly digital, connected lives - from the importance of the newest Shonda Rhimes television drama to serious discussions of race and media representation to what to do about your fool cousin sharing casket pictures from Grandma's wake on Facebook.
-
-
Great Read! definately recommended
- By Dawn on 18-02-2018
-
The Resilience Project
- Finding Happiness Through Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness
- By: Hugh van Cuylenburg
- Narrated by: Hugh van Cuylenburg
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Hugh van Cuylenburg was a primary school teacher volunteering in northern India when he had a life-changing realisation: despite the underprivileged community the children were from, they were remarkably positive. By contrast, back in Australia Hugh knew that all too many children struggled with depression, social anxieties and mental illness. His own little sister had been ravaged by anorexia nervosa. How was it that young people he knew at home, who had food, shelter, friends and a loving family, struggled with their mental health, while these kids seemed so contented and resilient?
-
-
I don't like self-help books
- By Jo on 06-12-2019
-
More Myself
- A Journey
- By: Alicia Keys
- Narrated by: Alicia Keys, America Ferrera, Bono, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As one of the most celebrated musicians of our time, Alicia Keys has enraptured the nation with her heartfelt lyrics, extraordinary vocal range and soul-stirring piano compositions. Yet away from the spotlight, Alicia has grappled with private heartache over the challenging and complex relationship with her father, the people-pleasing nature that characterised her early career, the loss of privacy surrounding her romantic relationships and the oppressive expectations of female perfection.
-
-
More Alicia, yes please!
- By Jacqui on 07-05-2020
-
Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it - in her own words and on her own terms.
-
-
Just brilliant
- By Tony on 12-01-2019
-
Daring Greatly
- How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
- By: Brené Brown
- Narrated by: Brené Brown
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In a powerful new vision Dr Brené Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability, and dispels the widely accepted myth that it's a weakness. She argues that, in truth, vulnerability is strength and when we shut ourselves off from vulnerability - from revealing our true selves - we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives.
-
-
A bit too similar to the authors earlier books
- By Holly Priddis on 06-11-2018
-
The Seat of the Soul
- An Inspiring Vision of Humanity's Spiritual Destiny
- By: Gary Zukav
- Narrated by: Oprah Winfrey - preface, Maya Angelou - preface, Gary Zukav
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This iconic book encourages you to become the authority in your own life. It will change the way you see the world, interact with other people, and understand your own actions and motivations. In it, Gary Zukav takes you on a penetrating exploration of the new phase that humanity has entered: one where harmony, cooperation, sharing and reverence for life become more important than the ability to manipulate and control.
-
-
Sorry but complete mush
- By jaise on 07-02-2020
-
The No Spend Year
- How I spent less and lived more
- By: Michelle McGagh
- Narrated by: Lucy Brownhill
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Michelle McGagh has been writing about money for over a decade. You'd think that would make her a whiz with her own cash, right? Wrong! Spending with abandon and ignoring bank statements were her modus operandi. Just because she wasn't in serious debt apart from her massive London mortgage, she thought she was in control. She wasn't. Something needed to be done ,but rather than cut back here and there, Michelle's approach was more radical.
-
-
Great book!
- By Anonymous User on 21-04-2018
-
Take Control of Your Life
- How to Silence Fear and Win the Mental Game
- By: Mel Robbins
- Narrated by: Mel Robbins
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Mel Robbins is back! The international bestselling phenomenon and creator of The Five Second Rule and Kick Ass with Mel Robbins returns to help you tackle the single biggest obstacle you face: fear. This life-changing Audible Original features a powerful mix of one-on-one life-coaching sessions and a personal narrative with vital take-aways that you can start using immediately.
-
-
Game Changer!
- By Anonymous User on 03-08-2019
-
Atomic Habits
- An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
- By: James Clear
- Narrated by: James Clear
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A revolutionary system to get one per cent better every day. People think when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions – doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call. He calls them atomic habits.
-
-
physical copy would be more helpful with this one
- By Anonymous User on 20-02-2019
-
The Gifts of Imperfection
- By: Brené Brown
- Narrated by: Brené Brown
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What transforms this audiobook from written word to effective daily practices are the 10 guideposts to wholehearted living. The guideposts not only help us understand the practices that will allow us to change our lives and families, they also walk us through the unattainable and sabotaging expectations that get in the way.
-
-
Loved this book. I'd recommend to perfectionists.
- By Amazon Customer on 03-12-2020
-
Unf*ck Yourself
- Get out of Your Head and into Your Life
- By: Gary John Bishop
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Unf*ck Yourself is the handbook for the resigned and defeated, a manifesto for real-life change and unleashing your true potential. Have you ever felt like a hamster on a wheel, furiously churning your way through life but somehow going nowhere? Like the happiness you seek, the relationship you crave or the career you've always wanted are constantly out of reach? If the answer to these questions is yes, then you are a victim of your own self-doubt. And now is the time for you to unf--k yourself.
-
-
Great kick up the bum!
- By Kris Kern on 27-04-2018
-
My Year of Living Mindfully
- By: Shannon Harvey
- Narrated by: Shannon Harvey
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Overwhelmed with insomnia and an incurable autoimmune disease, Shannon Harvey needed to make a change. But while the award-winning health journalist found plenty of recommendations on diet, sleep and exercise, when she looked for the equivalent of a 30-minute workout for her mental well-being, there was nothing. Also worried for the future mental health of her kids, who were growing up amidst critical levels of stress, anxiety, depression and addiction, Shannon enlisted a team of scientists to put meditation to the test.
-
-
Meh...
- By Naedrax17 on 15-01-2021
Publisher's Summary
2017 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year
The megatalented creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away with Murder chronicles how saying yes for one year changed her life - and how it can change yours, too.
With three hit shows on television and three children at home, the ubertalented Shonda Rhimes had lots of good reasons to say no when an unexpected invitation arrived. Hollywood party? No. Speaking engagement? No. Media appearances? No.
And there was the side benefit of saying no for an introvert like Shonda: nothing new to fear.
Then Shonda's sister laid down a challenge: Just for one year, try to say yes to the unexpected invitations that come your way. Shonda reluctantly agreed - and the result was nothing short of transformative. In Year of Yes, Shonda Rhimes chronicles the powerful impact saying yes had on every aspect of her life - and how we can all change our lives with one little word. Yes.
Critic Reviews
What listeners say about Year of Yes
Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Vanessa
- 31-01-2016
I couldn't stop listening!
What did you like most about Year of Yes?
I loved the way she presented such a deep vulnerable message. It was a wake up call for me and I'm totally inspired by it.
What did you like best about this story?
It was raw. It's a true representation of the vulnerability of being comfortable with ourselves.
Which character – as performed by Shonda Rhimes – was your favourite?
Her defiant resistance is something I could seriously relate to.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It was like she was speaking about me not to me. It was a wake up call and I could totally relate so at times I was shocked and stunned and others I was feeling inspired and empowered.
Any additional comments?
I thank Shonda for sharing this journey with us and presenting it in such an entertaining way that you can't help but accept the messages she is telling us. Loved it!
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Rebecca
- 01-12-2020
Repetitive drivel from an entitled workaholic.
I struggled to finish this. The concept and title sounded enticing, and this was my reason for purchasing. However, discovering this author also wrote Grey's Anatomy explained a lot of my irritation as I detest that show, and always found the main female character infuriating.
Summary: Wildly successful and overachieving woman gets really busy with work and kids and starts going out socializing again. She then attaches inflated, trite, philosophical tenets to this change in lifestyle by endlessly repeating herself and trying to be witty.
Terrible. Awful. Don't bother.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Missy
- 06-01-2019
Say YES to this book
I loved this book. I feel like Shonda is my friend. I spent the last 30 minutes listening in my car driving and smiling like an absolute idiot ear to ear. Shes obviously an incredible writer, but shes also an awesome orator and a really cool person. The book is fantastic and I would go as far to say the audiobook is even better.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Bernadette
- 09-03-2021
Came because of Bridgerton, stayed for the ride
I came to Shonda through Bridgerton, and was surprised to find what other smash hit Tv Shows were in her catalogue. I loved this book, loved her story, loved the beautiful words and language she uses to describe her year of saying 'Yes'. I laughed out loud, sympathised, empathised...i am now a fan and will be looking to see what comes next from Shondaland!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Lisa Robson
- 06-02-2021
Loved it!
Thank you Shonda, what an amazing year you had. Learning to say yes or no depending on the situation = huge steps going forward. Before I listened to your book I hadn't heard of you, now I admire you!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Drishti Nanwani
- 20-01-2021
Incredibly inspiring, motivating and energising.
I adored the little Greys anatomy anecdotes. I adored the insights into someone I believe to be one or the best writers of our time. I loved the relatability. I loved the fireside chat I got to have with Shonda Freakin Rhimes! I loved learning that she's not all that different to me.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Yogini
- 09-01-2021
great book
Loved this, I loved listening to Shondra reading her story and I love the whole concept of saying Yes, it inspired me to do the same... thank you Shondra 😘
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 09-01-2021
Wonderful
I loved every chapter, every story and every lesson. I will be coming back to listen to this book often.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Stephanie Kennard
- 08-01-2021
Relatable and inspiring
I've only seen a few episodes of her many tv successes, but now I want to see them all just to get more Shonda in my life! By the end of the book, it is hard to believe that she was ever any different, so deep was her transformation. Hugely inspiring.
-
Overall
- Anonymous User
- 05-01-2021
loved it!
Absolutely loved it. So entertaining and so many life lessons. Thank you for sharing.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- ccreads
- 20-02-2016
Best 7 Hours Listening to an Audio Book Ever!
What made the experience of listening to Year of Yes the most enjoyable?
Shonda adds so much personality to the narration. She's sassy, fun, and honest about struggling with the same doubts that we all have.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Year of Yes?
What I found most touching was the chapter about her weight/image problem and how she confronted it and took care of business--losing 127lbs!
What does Shonda Rhimes bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Herself. Listening to the audio book was like sitting down with a girlfriend and a glass of wine to hear about her deepest fears and failures and how she overcame them and that you can too.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I laughed and I cried...
Any additional comments?
Listen to the audio book, even if you've already read the book. Shonda's narration adds so much more depth to the experience. And as an added bonus she includes recordings of three inspiring speeches she made during her "Year of Yes" experiment.
74 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Andrea Inouye
- 05-12-2015
Say YES to reading this book!
I have been a long time admirer of Shonda and her work and this book is one more thing to add to that list. She is amazing, she is more than just her talents she is an inspiration. This book came to me at a time when I was having severe self doubt. I knew my life was no where close to the path that I always thought it would be on but I did not know how to change. I was just sinking deeper into a pit of pain, anguish, desperation and hate. The first day I started listening I got half way through the book, I walked for miles just listening. Each day I felt myself getting stronger, I observed areas of my life I wanted to change. I started a journal to track my progress and thought of steps I could take to reach my goals.
This book to me was the kick in the butt I needed to realize my own strength which I lost after getting kicked down a few times. I retreated from life, I stopped trying. For me making excuses was much easier than doing something. I'm still getting knocked down but he difference is I'm still trying, I will forever try my best for ME!
104 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Cissy S
- 26-11-2015
Amazing book and well read
Loved the book! Made me feel like she was the best friend I needed to push me be the best me!
33 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Elle O
- 18-11-2015
Excellent book!
I've never watched any of her television shows but she nailed this book and narration. Shonda keeps you engaged, she is funny, charming, and makes you want to say yes to everything. Well done....
48 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Gloria Boyd
- 29-11-2015
GREAT READ!
Inspirational read for all people. I laughed out loud often, as she spins the story of saying yes. Shonda is a great narrator, and paints a revealing portrait of her struggles, background, and transformation. Her story definitely is a page turner. You will enjoy this read!
28 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Amazon Customer
- 13-08-2016
Its ok
Its more of a memoir than I expected. Greys Anatomy fans will love it. Stories and memories of good friends and good times. The only real takeaway for me was that after you've cultivated your group of friends into a band of supportive cheerleaders, you should start listening to what they love about you and believe those things.
I became uninterested the last 2 hours and didnt finish.
18 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Jennie Ofstein
- 11-11-2015
Like a Visit with an Old Friend
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes.
Any additional comments?
This book is fun, interesting, thoughtful and thought provoking. It feels like a visit from one of your old friends, and then ya kinda realize it maybe is. If you are a fan of Rhimes' work, then listening to this feels just like that! Then you remember that she is the person behind the characters you have loved for years and you can identify a little bit of her in every one of them. It's great. I found it very relatable and a enjoyable. I am not a book-mark user, but there were places I marked to make sure I shared with others.
47 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Gary
- 30-11-2015
Began well, but disappointing
What disappointed you about Year of Yes?
I liked the idea the book is based upon, but after the first few chapters, it became more about her life as opposed to the idea of saying YES; besides, simply saying yes to accepting awards and attending parties with celebrities, is a little difficult to relate to.
121 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- joand6
- 20-02-2016
meh!
I think i got suckered into this book by the title which sounded really cool. This book has some good points, but is mostly just her story of her year, and it is very very long winded. I also felt it had a pretty strong political agenda, . i wouldn't listen to this book again. The book takes a really long time to get going. i kept thinking, when is she going to get to the point in her story.
40 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- WildGoose
- 13-11-2015
I wish there were more than five stars...
If I liked Shonda before, I love her now. Her journey of transformation is inspiring. But the best part about the Year of Yes, is that the actual live recordings of some of her speeches are terrific. One of the best audio book productions I have ever heard. In terms of "personal journey" books, Shonda leaves Liz Gilbert in the dust. Thanks Shonda.
39 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Angie
- 04-12-2015
Fantastic!
Where does Year of Yes rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This book has got to be my favourite audiobook I have listened to this year.
What does Shonda Rhimes bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Shonda Rhimes completely draws you in from the very beginning of this book. I expected to be taken on a journey by a very accomplished storyteller and I was not disappointed! Shonda's unique brand of wit, humour and personality comes across fantastically on audio, which made me so glad I chose to listen rather than read. I became completely immersed in her story, I laughed, cried and thoroughly enjoyed every minute. An inspired book, that I cannot recommend highly enough!
6 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Mrs. E. J. Gibson
- 09-06-2016
Life changing
I'm starting this again immediately. I don't know how to describe how I've been feeling listening to this book, but it has changed the way I am, with everything and everyone.
I loved it so much I bought a hard-copy to highlight and keep with me. I bought copies for my friends.
I'm saying yes to being the best me I can be and thank you Shonda.
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Rebelle
- 18-05-2016
If you're looking for inspiration, this is it!
Would you consider the audio edition of Year of Yes to be better than the print version?
As Shonda herself narrates the story, you get a much better feel for her as a person. Plus you get the added bonus of listening to her live speeches, as she spoke them, much more effective than reading the words on the page.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I fell in love with Shonda, I identify with her. I am completely inspired by her year of yes, thinking. She is honest, firm but fair, sassy and frequently hilarious. It's like a friend you never knew you had, telling you a story.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
I enjoyed how she laid it all bare for us. No fear of judgement. Here I am, this is my story, take it or leave it.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Visiting Shondaland is a must for women everywhere!
Any additional comments?
Brilliant, brilliant book will listen to it over and over
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- TheZee
- 29-02-2016
Absolutely Brilliant
Shonda Rhimes' candour is enthralling. She reads with verve. Her back story is a wonderful retinue of events that really made me respect her stance. I learnt a lot about this woman who has become a legend.
This book has called me to say "YES" to whatever presents itself in my life. This book and everything about it is absolutely brilliant.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Lindessa
- 19-01-2016
What a great book to listen to!
Powerful, book. Shonda talks about issues she has, that we all have and helps you understand how it to overcome. She writes in a witty laugh out loud way. I will definitely listen again!!!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Karen Currie
- 15-05-2016
Life-changing
What other book might you compare Year of Yes to, and why?
I had just listened to Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic when I listened to this - what a powerful combination - highly recommend you do both!!
What about Shonda Rhimes’s performance did you like?
Shoeda's enthusiasm and no nonsense attitude are amazing
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Jackie
- 01-06-2016
Brilliant
The best book - a must read. I am so ready to say yes. I know Shondra wrote it just for me x
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Sara N.
- 17-05-2016
Well-worth it
I found myself feeling slighlt bereft at the end as if I were leaving a close companion at the end of a long journey. Intriguing and refreshing listen.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- AnneJ
- 06-05-2016
Entertaining and inspiring
I enjoyed this book immensely. Shonda writes in an honest and intimate way and the book was narrated very well. I recommend for any woman who feels stuck and in need of a little inspiration.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- CJ
- 04-05-2016
Brilliant and inspirational
This is an execellent and motivational audible book. It would have been more than worth the listen if it had only comprised of the recordings of her public speeches which were excellently presented and very inspiring, but fortunately Shonda shared so much more. Her voice was clear, expressive and kept the listener captivated. I have always been a fan of Shonda's work and have watched every episode of her current 3 shows, I am now a fan of Shonda, her mind and the huge personality behind all of this creativity.
1 person found this helpful
16 Best Audiobooks by Aboriginal Authors
Across genres, there’s no shortage of brilliant titles from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers of Australia.



25 Best Celebrity Audiobooks
It’s always a pleasant surprise to pick up a familiar story and find an unexpected famous friend in the narrator’s booth.



Best Audiobooks of 2020
We've crunched the numbers, heard from our listeners and gotten expert opinions to round up the best listens of 2020.


