The Rosie Project
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The Rosie Project
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Narrated by:
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Dan O'Grady
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Graeme Simsion
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'Marvellous' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
'Adorable... A gem of a book' Marian Keyes
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is a story about love, life and lobsters...
Meet Don Tillman.
Don is getting married.
He just doesn't know who to yet.
But he has designed a very detailed questionnaire to help him find the perfect woman.
One thing he already knows, though, is that it's not Rosie.
Absolutely, completely, definitely not.
Telling the story of Rosie and Don, Graeme Simsion's The Rosie Project is an international phenomenon, sold in over thirty countries - and counting.
Don Tillman is a socially challenged genetics professor who's decided the time has come to find a wife. His questionnaire is intended to weed out anyone who's unsuitable. The trouble is, Don has rather high standards and doesn't really do flexible so, despite lots of takers - he looks like Gregory Peck - he's not having much success in identifying The One.
When Rosie Jarman comes to his office, Don assumes it's to apply for the Wife Project - and duly discounts her on the grounds she smokes, drinks, doesn't eat meat, and is incapable of punctuality. However, Rosie has no interest in becoming Mrs Tillman and is actually there to enlist Don's assistance in a professional capacity: to help her find her biological father.
Sometimes, though, you don't find love: love finds you...
Like The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is a truly distinctive debut. With the charm of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and the romance of David Nicholls' One Day, it's both funny and endearing - and is set to become the feel-good novel of 2013...
Graeme Simsion is a full-time writer. Previously an IT consultant and educator, he wrote his first book in 1994 (the standard reference on data modelling, now entering its fourth edition), and is married to Anne, a professor of psychiatry who writes erotic fiction. They have two children.
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Critic reviews
Funny and touching
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If you could sum up The Rosie Project in three words, what would they be?
Strange, happy, optimisticWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
It wasn't unfortunately and I believe it was because I couldn't get attached to any of the characters.Any additional comments?
I couldn't relate to the characters and their chemistry didn't feel real I didn't understood where their love interest came from, especially from Rosie's side. Not sure if because of the narrator or because of the way the character's way of speaking he felt so much older than her and not compatible (in my opinion). It was a good book, good story but not an impressive one.OK but mildly frustrating
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
The Rosie Project is not my usual read but I was persuaded by other reviewers to give it a try and I am delighted that I did. It is a sensitive and empathetic account of how Don sets about finding a wife. As Don has very precise requirements about everything and has little understanding of compromise or the impact his comments have on others his task is a little daunting. I laughed at the list of qualities that a prospective wife would need! It would be difficult to work with Don as a colleague or friend but clearly he has the ability to laugh at himself and a determination to succeed. He also demonstrates great kindness to his elderly neighbour Daphene. All this endears him to a colleague and his wife who support and help him in his endeavors. Don does reflect the characteristics of someone with 'asperger's syndrome', not least because he does not recognise it in himself, but instead of this book being depressing it is uplifting and it has enabled me to better understand and appreciate others with Don's approach to life.Sensitive and thought provoking
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What did you like most about The Rosie Project?
This is an almost perfect novel with gems in almost every aspect. The mix of Asbergers, genetics, romance and academia shouldn't work but it does, in spadesWhat other book might you compare The Rosie Project to, and why?
Any David Lodge novelWhich scene did you most enjoy?
The scenes were seamless and so impossible isolate any particular one.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
See aboveAny additional comments?
A novel which leaps into 'most favourite in 2014' so far. The reader did his job superbly and the story kept me so absorbed that I missed the M6 because I was chortling so much!David Lodge eat your heart out
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surprisingly good
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