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Picked up from the library and started reading whilst waiting for my appointment with my GP. She was running an hour behind so I got a fair way into the book already lol
I adored this book. It made me laugh out loud, which was embarrassing at times-as I was on the beach with my whole family. It also made me cry and my heart hurt, but it a good way. Great pick Jen!
A professor of genetics, who appears to be on the spectrum but doesn't know it, decides he is in want of a wife. Misunderstandings ensue. Some of the scenes, assumptions, and dialogue are quite funny. Our local bookstore recommended this to me when I said I was looking for something upbeat and well-written. Reading this was a nice way to spend the day.
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Re-read for my upcoming book club, and no real change in stars or review. Happy, feel-good, predictable. Old review remains unchanged:
Sometimes you don't need a Beloved, or a Suite Francaise, or even a Buddha in the Attic. Sometimes you just need light and funny and it is comforting to know that there are books out there that can perfectly deliver exactly what they promise. The Rosie Project won't change your life. It doesn't pretend to be the most literary of novels, nor does it shed major insi ...more
Sometimes you don't need a Beloved, or a Suite Francaise, or even a Buddha in the Attic. Sometimes you just need light and funny and it is comforting to know that there are books out there that can perfectly deliver exactly what they promise. The Rosie Project won't change your life. It doesn't pretend to be the most literary of novels, nor does it shed major insi ...more
This was incredibly fun - mostly it's lighthearted and funny, but it carries a certain emotional freight toward the end. Nota bene: near the start of the story, there's a characterization of folks with Aspergers as being unemotional, which got under my skin quite a bit (challenged in reading social cues is emphatically NOT the same as lacking emotions). But if that bothers you, I urge you to read on. Remember, this is a first-person narrative, and a lot of the story is about Don's assumptions ab
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This was such an unexpected surprise! I doubt I would have picked this book up, had it not been for my reading group. It was an absolute delight. The quirky characters were so much fun to read about, and I even learned a little something, too. I loved the ending, as well. I really hope this becomes a movie, because it would make a great one. It does say that the author has written a screenplay version, and that it has been picked up by Sony. There's also going to be a sequel! Looking forward to
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Don is a genetics professor who is somewhere on the autism spectrum. He decides he wants a wife and designs a questionnaire to screen out incompatible women. And then he meets Rosie and knows immediately that she is not at all the kind of woman he wants on his life. Except, of course she is.
An entertaining, fluffy rom-com. I don’t have enough experience with people who are autistic to know how authentic Don is, but some of his actions seem unrealistic.
An entertaining, fluffy rom-com. I don’t have enough experience with people who are autistic to know how authentic Don is, but some of his actions seem unrealistic.
I am not the target audience for rom-com novels. This read like the worst of sappy movies playing on stereotypes and one dimensional characters. I had a lot of problems with this book from Rosie's unjustified hatred of her step-father, to Don's personality put down to plain quirkiness the plot hinges on bad tropes and tacky set-ups. Two stars, only because it was a fast read.
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Light and funny. Autistic man creates a questionnaire to find a compatible wife. She has her own project--finding her biological father. Chaos ensues. Some of the writing is wonderful. The plot unfolds in a fairly predictable way. Still, very enjoyable.
Don Tillman reminds me of Sheldon Cooper. This was a very enjoyable light read about a man with Asperger's Syndrome who sets out to find a wife... And finds love with the most unexpected of people.
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I liked it a lot, although the ending was rushed and confusing.
This was an enjoyable read. I found all the characters delightful.
Jan 02, 2015
Kelly
marked it as to-read
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Heather L
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May 20, 2019
Kristina
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