Yes No Maybe So

By: Becky Albertalli, Aisha Saeed

Narrated by: Tiya Sircar, Michael Crouch

Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

An audiobook about the power of love and resistance from New York Times best-selling authors Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed.

YES

Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate - as long as he’s behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let’s face it, speaking at all to almost anyone) Jamie’s a choke artist. There’s no way he’d ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes...until he meets Maya.

NO

Maya Rehman’s having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing - with some awkward dude she hardly knows - is beyond her.

MAYBE SO

Going door to door isn’t exactly glamorous, but maybe it’s not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer - and so are Maya and Jamie. Mastering local activism is one thing. Navigating the cross-cultural crush of the century is another thing entirely.

©2020 Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"Narrating alternating chapters, Michael Crouch and Tiya Sircar are just as appealing as the pair of Georgia teens they portray.... Crouch is endearingly awkward as Jamie, who's nervous about knocking on doors - but that's nothing compared to the idea of giving a speech at his little sister's bat mitzvah. Sircar conveys Maya's sunny personality as well as her vulnerability as she struggles with her parents' separation during Ramadan while also feeling estranged from her best friend.... Listeners will be equally invested in the progression of Jamie and Maya's relationship and the outcome of the election." (AudioFile Magazine)

4 🌟 For This Great Contemporary

I really enjoyed this book. The characters and detail were wonderful and I loved the concept! executed pretty great!

Great story

I don't write many reviews, but this was a really good book. I highly recommend it.

Good Listen

One is way too whiny & one way too entitled . Engrossing & good characters. Sidesteps the parent reaction, though.

adorable. relevant. uplifting.

This is a perfect coming of age love story with two awkward teenagers trying to make a difference in the world. so cute and heartwarming and the narrative is perfect and real. and the performances were spot on. love love loved it.

Swoon worthy

This story had me smiling and laughing while listening. Albertalli nails it again and I’m a new fan of Saeed! Instantly relatable they capture the inner voice of a young adult so well.

Tiya Sicar did a great job voicing Maya! Michael Crouch will always be one of my favorite narrators. If you like him in this book I recommend checking out the other books he’s done work on, he always works on interesting and well written books!

Romcom

I found this to be a great book. I can relate to the main character being awarded, holding in anger, and going for what he wants. This love story unfolds like a movie with s few surprises. Religion, race, parents, and everyday problems concord by what was ment to be.

Disappointing

I have loved the two books that I have read that Becky Albertalli has written (Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and What If It's Us) and was sadly very disappointed by this book. I wanted to like it so badly. I kept putting it down and picking it up for months and months, but I was not able to finish it and typically I finish all the books I read whether or not I like them...so it was just a sad situation.

Confusing religious connotations

The story is sweet and the protagonists were fighting for a great cause. But it really was slanted politically because not all conservatives are prejudice. In fact, most of them aren’t so the author should stress this.This is something that is more of a problem with the south more than the whole country. The story is correct politics has divided all of America between left and right and that must stop. Maybe there needs to be a purple political party.

Great read!

This has a lot of elements going on and I thought it was well done. The main characters both dealt with discrimination based on their religions, one Jewish, one Muslim. The political aspect was also prominent and the explanation of our current climate was spot on and perfect. Using Bowser and the Koopa Troopers to explain Trump and all the lower rung racists in power was brilliant. I think a lot of teenagers feel the way Maya and Jamie feel. Trapped in this new world where racism is okay because a leader says it is and unable to do much about it because they can't vote and a general feeling of helplessness.

The friendship and romance were fun and cute, but the best part for me was the political aspect. What a relevant and relatable book!

If you aren't a democrat or don't support the Muslim religion, this book is probably not for you.

Very Sweet

Well done! Sweet story addressing difficult and relevant themes. I really enjoyed listening to both narrators.