The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) in Aussie Readers

Jan 07, 2014 Kathryn rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: reading-list-2014, ebooks, 5-stars, favourites

I loved this book! It was very easy to read and made me laugh out loud at times - Don's obviously sincere but misguided attempts in social situations (including his narrative) were sad at times, but mostly just amusing. I'm not sure that I could live with him - I think he'd frustrate me no end!! ...more

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Jan 12, 2016 Tabitha Bird rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016-books

Not normally something I'd pick up, but I was googling books with interesting and diverse characters and THE ROSIE PROJECT was on several lists.
And....I loved it.
Don is a character I liked,laughed with, bit my finger nails over and finally grew to love. I so enjoyed the first person writing that put me up close and personal with the inner life of someone with Aspergers. While I know Don is just a character, he gave me lots to think about and made me question what's so wonderful about being norm ...more

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May 18, 2015 Cathleen Ross rated it it was amazing

Delightful with a twist of fun.

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Jan 01, 2015 Dee-Ann rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: movie-material, romance, humour, warm-fuzzy, five-star, australian-authors, autism

What a great fast read. Don is such an interesting character ... he is a mixture of Sheldon Cooper (from The Big Bang Theory) and Richard Poole (from Death in Paradise). Pedantic, structured ... unable to understand social situations and cues. This deficiency however provides an interesting narrative or different perspective on situations and is quite humorous and sometimes uncomfortably correct. I am hanging out to read the next one.

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Jul 12, 2014 Josie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was a great Sunday read, and a nice change from recent reads for me.
It was nice to get back into some Australian new fiction.
I found the characters to be believable, the plot to be refreshing, and not all too predictable.
It will be interesting to see if this makes the big screen.

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Dec 31, 2014 Belinda rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015, kindle, books-i-cant-make-up-my-mind-about

This book was a lot of fun!

I felt like it started off slowly, I didn't really think much of it until the last half, at which point I flew through it and really saw why people have been raving about it so much.

I ended up really liking Don and really wanted the couple to end up together- I knew they would, since there's a sequel, but still... I was looking forward to it. I really enjoyed watching Don's prejudices breaking down and see him questioning his feelings, learning how to behave and show This book was a lot of fun!

I felt like it started off slowly, I didn't really think much of it until the last half, at which point I flew through it and really saw why people have been raving about it so much.

I ended up really liking Don and really wanted the couple to end up together- I knew they would, since there's a sequel, but still... I was looking forward to it. I really enjoyed watching Don's prejudices breaking down and see him questioning his feelings, learning how to behave and show how he felt. I really felt for him when he would get confused over what aspect of social interaction he'd misunderstood. But... of course he had to look like Gregory Peck and have great abs... he couldn't just make Rosie like him for his brilliant mind. No no, we must be ripped and gorgeous to make up for the Aspergers. That was pretty much the only thing that really bothered me about Don's character.

I didn't quite understand why they ended up having Rosie become a doctor... I get that she wanted to follow in her parent's footsteps, but she was already a psych PhD. But again, I loved that she ended up being so totally different to what Don thought she was, and totally different from your stock standard romantic comedy interest.

Yes, Don is a completely cliched version of someone with Aspergers... knowing people with it, it really isn't that adorable and fun, and certainly doesn't necessarily mean you're some kind of science wiz. Don is cliched like Sheldon Cooper is cliched, and if you go into reading it in that way, it's not so bad. I don't think it does much for Aspergers awareness, but that isn't what the author set out to achieve. I certainly didn't laugh at Don, but found his mindset fascinating and the situations he found himself in amusing.

I always like having a major book set in my country, but I really wish they'd put the soul of Melbourne in there...it would have been a perfect opportunity to showcase a really gorgeous and eclectic city. Really, this could have been set anywhere- it had no Australian flair. I imagine this will make it far easier to sell the film rights to a Hollywood studio, who will promptly plonk it in San Francisco or something, but that is always the danger for books being made into films.

I ended up really enjoying The Rosie Project and have got the second book sitting on my Kindle... i'm not in a huge rush to begin it, but I might in the next few months. I'm interested to see how Rosie copes with the solution to The Father Project and what's happened to Gene and Claudia, who I really liked. ...more

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Feb 20, 2014 Judy rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2014

It seems that a lot of people loved this book, but I wasn't one of them. Sure, there were some funny moments and the writing was slick, but it just wasn't a hit for me. I wasn't surprised in the least to read in the notes from the author that this was originally written as a screenplay. It will probably make a very enjoyable rom com one day. ...more

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Nov 10, 2014 Tess Thomson rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: humour, romance

Love love loved this. Couldn't give 'The Rosie Project' anything less than five stars for its delightful quirky humour and page turning power. A 'romantic comedy' of true originality. A quick, light read that touches the heart. Why oh why didn't I grab the follow-up at the same time?! I want to know what Don does next! ...more

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