"An incredibly captivating story of brilliance intersecting with the bedlam of babies!"
Reviewed by Audrey Lawrence
Posted May 3, 2015
Romance Contemporary | Contemporary
As a professor and brilliant genetics researcher with lots
to do, Professor Don Tillman loves the time saving
efficiency and logic of his scheduled life. Now newly
married to his much more spontaneous Rosie, he knows
enough
about her to add in some random variances, so she does not
suspect his careful planning at work.
Suddenly, things are thrown out of whack when orange juice
is on the table on a Friday evening instead of wine and
Rosie happily announces that they are now pregnant.
Shocked
at both the news and how unplanned this life event is, Don
is totally thrown initially to process this information.
How are they going to handle this changed reality?
While highly intelligent with a huge capacity for
memorization, Don's social skills are definitely not his
forte. Now, as he strives to understand the intricacies
of
married life and pending fatherhood, his implementation of
his friend's Gene's advice does not go as expected.
Compounding problems, he gets told in no uncertain terms
that people like him should not have children. What is he
to do?
Graeme Simsion, the New York Times best-selling author of
the wonderful book, THE ROSIE PROJECT, now spins an
inspiring follow-up story of this brilliant Australian
professor with some Asperger's qualities struggling with
his heartfelt and strong love for his beautiful wife and
the
anguish and joy of attempting to venture across the
minefield of marriage and baby related issues.
While it is quite possible to read and enjoy THE ROSIE
EFFECT on its own, I would highly recommend readers pick
up
a copy of THE ROSIE PROJECT first. It is a brilliantly
written, easy to read novel that is full of laughs and
good
humour. It is also as profound and thoughtful a book as
Bill Gates says it is.
In THE ROSIE EFFECT, Simsion will make you laugh and cry
out
in frustration as this wonderful couple start off their
married life after moving from Australia to the high cost
realities of life in New York. Now a visiting professor
of
genetics at Columbia and moonlighting bartender
extraordinaire, Don attacks each issue in his normal style
by thoroughly researching it. Execution of this knowledge
does not always go as planned, hence the humour and the
frustration.
I am fully impressed with how Simsion realistically
intersperses a number of serious topics, such as
depression,
importance of play and nurture by parents, social
detachment, Autism, separation/divorce and its impact on
family members, in the typical conversations and
interactions between the characters. There are some deep
emotional situations due to keeping secrets and lack of
good
communications; yet, it is the resilience and strength
that comes from good friendship and love that lightens the
mood. I especially love the interesting way the boys'
night
out club are able to make changes happen!
THE ROSIE EFFECT for me is such a terrific read that was
almost unputdownable as I just had to find out what
happens
next. It is also a very profound and thought-provoking
read
as you can't help but identify with the concerns and joys
of
the characters that come so vividly alive in your
imagination. THE ROSIE EFFECT is a book that I would just
love to see as a movie as well, so I hope that happens in
the future.
Do check it out for yourself! THE ROSIE EFFECT is a
veritable reading treat to relish and enjoy!
SUMMARY
The highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times
bestselling novel The Rosie Project, starring the
same extraordinary couple now living in New York and
unexpectedly expecting their first child. Get ready to fall
in love all over again. Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are back. The Wife Project is
complete, and Don and Rosie are happily married and living
in New York. But they’re about to face a new challenge
because— surprise!—Rosie is pregnant. 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. As Don tries to schedule time for pregnancy research,
getting Gene and Claudia to reconcile, servicing the
industrial refrigeration unit that occupies half his
apartment, helping Dave the Baseball Fan save his business,
and staying on the right side of Lydia the social worker, he
almost misses the biggest problem of all: he might lose
Rosie when she needs him the most. Graeme Simsion first introduced these unforgettable
characters in The Rosie Project, which NPR called
“sparkling entertainment along the lines of Where’d You
Go Bernadette and When Harry Met Sally.” The
San Francisco Chronicle said, “sometimes you just need a
smart love story that will make anyone, man or woman, laugh
out loud.” If you were swept away by the book that’s
captivated a million readers worldwide, you will love The
Rosie Effect.
What do you think about this review?
Comments
No comments posted.
Registered users may leave comments.
Log in or register now!
|
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy