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The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

Graeme Simsion

Start date: January 2, 2015

Finish date: January 3, 2015

Discussion: 2015 Challenge Prompts

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2015 Challenge Prompts

Prompt 25: A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
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Mar 08, 2017 Krissy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, pgs-300-399, 5-motherfucking-stars, lawlz, cover-color-red, book2film

I really enjoyed this book and the audiobook narrator, Dan O'Grady, did a fantastic job! ...more

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Mar 10, 2015 Piepie | The Napping Bibliophile rated it really liked it

Shelves: romantic-happy-endings, read-in-2019, read-in-2015

I flew through this book in a couple of days! It was, in a word, hilarious. Don is in love with Rosie - who at first glance does not under any circumstances appear compatible to his requirements - but doesn't know how to compute that emotion and how to proceed from that step. He has rigid daily and weekly schedules, and Rosie is everything he is *not* looking for. In the end, however, she is perfect.
The story of a man who tries to learn all he can about romance and sex, "The Rosie Project" is a ...more

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Oct 28, 2016 Joanna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, kindle, bookclub-grasslands, 2016-read, rws-2016-fall

This book tells the first person account of geeky (and autistic) scientist meets quirky girl. The book is light romantic comedy, not deep drama, but there is heart to the story and characters that radiate out of the book.

This was a perfect choice as an audiobook. The narrator captures the first person inner monologue of the main character, Don, and listening to the book helped me be in Don's head. I very much enjoyed hearing about the coping mechanisms that he developed to deal with what he call ...more

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May 08, 2017 Leslie Jerkins rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobooks, 2017

So charming! Great on audio

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Aug 01, 2014 Linda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: book-group-reads

I fell in love with Don and Rosie! Such a cute, hilarious story! Can't wait for book 2 :) ...more

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Feb 18, 2015 Debbie rated it really liked it

Recommended by so many people that I didn't think I could wait until November, when my book club elected to read it. It was a perfect summer read - engaging, funny, romantic, a bit suspenseful, but not totally deep or necessary to pay careful attention to details. Like Don, this book is straightforward with some obvious structure and predictability, and I really like that... No need to change. :) ...more

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