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Don sets about learning the protocols of becoming a father, but his unusual research style gets him into trouble with the law. Fortunately his best friend Gene is on hand to offer advice: he's left Claudia and moved in with Don and Rosie.
Picking up where The Rosie Project left off, The Rosie Effect is a fun, hilarious, and poignant read. "Don Tillman helps us believe in possibility, makes us proud to be human beings, and the bonus is this: he keeps us laughing like hell" (Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook).
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781442376014
- File size: 258765 KB
- Duration: 08:59:05
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February 23, 2015
This sequel to 2013’s The Rosie Project finds brilliant but socially inept Australian geneticist Don Tillman married to medical grad student Rosie Jarman and living in N.Y.C. Don’s orderly life is upended when Rosie gets pregnant and Don’s friend Gene moves in with them. Much of the humor involves Don’s mishaps as he struggles to manage things in a logical way, while misinterpreting social situations and taking
people’s words too literally (he doesn’t get sarcasm, rhetorical questions, or hyperbole). In the wrong hands, this
type of character might come across as unemotional or cold, but Australian
narrator O’Grady strikes the perfect chord, conveying Don’s earnest desire
to do the right thing, his befuddlement when he messes up, and his genuine love for Rosie—all with Don’s rigid thought process and likable quirkiness. O’Grady also does a good job differentiating between different characters: he speaks in a higher register for women and uses a tough-guy voice for a cop, and even makes a somewhat successful attempt at a New York accent for several characters. This is an excellent narration of a highly entertaining story. A S&S hardcover. -
The sequel to THE ROSIE PROJECT is almost as accomplished as its predecessor, and narrator Dan O'Grady is every bit as engaging as he was the first time around. Don Tillman, a geneticist with Asperger's syndrome, and his new wife, Rosie, move to New York City from Australia. O'Grady deftly depicts Tillman in all of his well-intentioned awkwardness as he advises the pregnant Rosie on the do's and don'ts of her condition. Poor Rosie is nearly at her breaking point, a state of mind that O'Grady captures with humor and realism. Listeners will laugh out loud when Tillman comes to the attention of the NYPD as he tries to observe youngsters in a park to better prepare for fatherhood. Seldom has a "new dad" book been more delightful. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine -
July 11, 2014
The Rosie Project’s Don Tillman is back—and so is his odd behaviour. Married for nearly 12 months, Don and Rosie have relocated to New York, where, as you would expect, nothing is going smoothly. An unplanned pregnancy, a divorce, an unexpected house guest and a potentially criminal incident in a playground send Don into a panic. And while Don’s unconventional coping mechanisms seem completely logical to him, they will have the reader yelling: ‘No Don, that’s not the way to do things!’ Though Rosie is accustomed to Don’s behaviour, his impending fatherhood finds her questioning her past and future. There are some heart-wrenching moments in this book when you truly wonder whether Don’s world is about to come tumbling down around him. Graeme Simsion has perfected the art of making the reader feel viscerally uncomfortable with some of Don’s antics, and yet you can’t help but love Don despite them all. Poignant and charming, The Rosie Effect will be just as popular as the Project.
Louise Fay is the special orders manager at Dymocks Adelaide
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