The Rosie Project : A Novel (Paperback)

from ctpress

Hilariously funny. You sit and smile and giggle all the way through this wonderful imaginative romantic comedy. I will not soon forget the genetics professor Don Tillman with serious asperger's tendencies. What a character. His whole life is ordered and timetabled to the minute. No deviations fro...

from lit_chick

The brilliant but socially inept geneticist, Professor Don Tillman, has exactly two friends, Professor Gene Barrow and his wife, Claudia. Don has absolutely no clue about the nuances of language or social interaction; it is likely he has Asperger's. When he decides he wants to marry, he devises a...

from MarysGirl

A fun, clever book about a brilliant man on the autistic spectrum's quest to find the perfect mate. Loved the way the author exploits the "stranger in a strange land" trope for laughs and poignancy. Don the protagonist is a hero in all ways and shines a light on the complexities and, sometimes, i...

from whitreidtan

People have been raving about Graeme Simsion's book, The Rosie Project, almost since it hit the shelves last year. They've used words like heartwarming and sweet and lovely. And it did sound good but with that level of buzz, it made me very leery. Because I have a rather poor track record with bo...

from JillHannah

Loved this, I kept picturing the guy from The Big Bang Theory, only a less nerdy version. I don't read a lot of books written by men, and should probably read more. Lots of humor and heart in this book!