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The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

Graeme Simsion

Start date: November 1, 2015

Finish date: November 30, 2015

Discussion: Group Read Archive 2014-16

Why we're reading this: World Literature Group Read (Oceania/Australia) - Nov 2015
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Mar 23, 2017 Bibliophile rated it really liked it

Don Tillman == Sheldon Cooper

I can't help but observe how similar the main character(Don) and Sheldon Cooper from Big Bang Theory are.

- Don is socially awkward
- Does not understand sarcasm
- Has a favorite chair
- Eats same thing every week because he believes it takes minimal cognitive load
- Speaks in computer vocabulary such as Greetings, error, correct
- Believes in questionnaires to find a wife or to determine if he is depressed or not
- Adheres to schedule and so on

All in all i enjoyed reading ...more

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Jan 07, 2016 Tess Mertens-Johnson rated it really liked it

Don Tillman= Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory.
Don is a geneticist who has Asbergers Syndrome, and a host of other ticks with acronyms that make him a difficult friend to have, and an impossible boyfriend.
He is very analytical, and every thing is a project.
He started the Wife Project with his friend Gene to try to find him wife. His criteria was so strong no none qualified.
He sizes up everyone he meets by their body mass index. Boy – that would get his off my Christmas card list right away ...more

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Jan 12, 2015 Ai Jou rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This book is absolutely hilarious and just engaging from the start. The subject matter is a familiar one to us all -- the quest for love. A genetics professor with Asperger's syndrome who is not very adept in his social skills looks for a wife in the way he might be conducting a research paper for his university. He calls it 'The Wife Project'. His friends, whom he could count on the fingers of one hand, offer help. Enter Rosie, a woman so far removed from his idea of the ideal wife, she would f ...more

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Mar 01, 2015 Eileen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobook, favorites, 2015

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Feb 20, 2014 Debbie rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2014-challenge

The word that comes to mind is quirky! If you're a fan of The Big Bang Theory you'll enjoy this one. ...more

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May 21, 2019 Dianne Landry rated it did not like it

Shelves: dnf

This was a book club pick and not one single person in the book club liked it. I was the only person who didn't finish it but only because my TBR is too long to waste time on terrible books. ...more

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