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cassiabridgewater's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I loved this book but I think it got quite dramatic and less believable towards the end. However, I absolutely loved it overall and it made me sob
carlyesue's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable. I started it straight after the first one and wish I'd taken a break as I went on to put it aside for a year. But when I came back to it, I finished it quickly and quite enjoyed it. Nice follow up.
hollidayreadswithme's review against another edition
4.0
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After tricking Don into fathering a child with her, Rosie begins to be the most difficult woman in the world. ( I know that it is hyperbole, but still). I say this because her actions have moved their relationship forward, quickly into the unknown, something Don is completely not ready for. The addition of a baby proves difficult for Don because research is required in everything that he does and what he categorizes as angry, is just frustration. Don unwittingly creates a support system of the men in his life, it is logical that he would want to spend time with men he can be close to.
Don proceeds to try to learn everything about babies. However, it is just not done. Men just hanging out with children. He goes to a park to record the children playing there for his research and in so doing, gets in trouble with the law. The tension played here is thick. We, the reader, know not to do that, but again, his good intentions have bad consequences. Thus begins a web of lies.
The more Don starts to understand the societal norms, the most entrenched into deception he goes. His social worker with a chip on her shoulder does everything she can to make him believe that he will not be a suitable father or partner. It broke my heart but it showed the fault of the system in properly providing support to people unlike them. The web woven does little more than complicate the whole process.
I think this book is a great example of working through issues when two people have different thought patterns and how communication no matter how stressful is the key to a happy relationship. Good intentions go a long way but things don’t always turn out the way wanted.
This book is probably my least favorite book out of the three. Just because there was so much going on a lot of new characters being introduced. The chaos is reflective in the narrative and because I don’t like chaos, it didn’t appeal to me. I don’t think that there is anything wrong with the chaotic aspect of what Don was doing in order to support Rosie in her pregnancy but it made me empathize with Rosie a lot more by the end.
The third book is even better so definitely read all three!
After tricking Don into fathering a child with her, Rosie begins to be the most difficult woman in the world. ( I know that it is hyperbole, but still). I say this because her actions have moved their relationship forward, quickly into the unknown, something Don is completely not ready for. The addition of a baby proves difficult for Don because research is required in everything that he does and what he categorizes as angry, is just frustration. Don unwittingly creates a support system of the men in his life, it is logical that he would want to spend time with men he can be close to.
Don proceeds to try to learn everything about babies. However, it is just not done. Men just hanging out with children. He goes to a park to record the children playing there for his research and in so doing, gets in trouble with the law. The tension played here is thick. We, the reader, know not to do that, but again, his good intentions have bad consequences. Thus begins a web of lies.
The more Don starts to understand the societal norms, the most entrenched into deception he goes. His social worker with a chip on her shoulder does everything she can to make him believe that he will not be a suitable father or partner. It broke my heart but it showed the fault of the system in properly providing support to people unlike them. The web woven does little more than complicate the whole process.
I think this book is a great example of working through issues when two people have different thought patterns and how communication no matter how stressful is the key to a happy relationship. Good intentions go a long way but things don’t always turn out the way wanted.
This book is probably my least favorite book out of the three. Just because there was so much going on a lot of new characters being introduced. The chaos is reflective in the narrative and because I don’t like chaos, it didn’t appeal to me. I don’t think that there is anything wrong with the chaotic aspect of what Don was doing in order to support Rosie in her pregnancy but it made me empathize with Rosie a lot more by the end.
The third book is even better so definitely read all three!
pages_and_papercrafts's review against another edition
4.0
Graeme Simsion’s writes his characters with absolute perfection. I adore Don and Rosie and was thrilled to pick back up on their adventures after marriage. There is once again humor and abrupt honesty in hilarious situations. I still enjoyed the introduction of Don and Rosie in the first book a bit better, but this one didn’t disappoint as a sequel.
jenniekay24's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
fraggle1982's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
misschelle007's review
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mariannevoyager's review
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
scooper21's review against another edition
3.0
Still very funny and cute but didn’t like it as much as the first!
rachd24's review against another edition
3.0
I read and rated The Rosie Project 4/5. For me, The Rosie Effect is right around 3.5/5.
I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my views or opinions of this book.
I enjoyed the majority of the storyline, and I enjoyed reading about Don and Rosie again - the intelligence, humour and endearing nature of Don's personality were all still very evident in this book. However, due to circumstances in the plot, both characters frustrated me at times, and I felt somewhat disengaged for the last 15% or so because of it. I also thought the ending was wrapped up within what felt like 10 pages, and it was far too rushed for the events of the story. Overall though, I enjoyed this novel and would recommend it for those who have read The Rosie Project - some of the newer characters helped to add more dimension to this story and it was an entertaining read.
Check out my full review here:
http://confessionsofabookgeek.com/2015/01/23/review-the-rosie-effect/
I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my views or opinions of this book.
I enjoyed the majority of the storyline, and I enjoyed reading about Don and Rosie again - the intelligence, humour and endearing nature of Don's personality were all still very evident in this book. However, due to circumstances in the plot, both characters frustrated me at times, and I felt somewhat disengaged for the last 15% or so because of it. I also thought the ending was wrapped up within what felt like 10 pages, and it was far too rushed for the events of the story. Overall though, I enjoyed this novel and would recommend it for those who have read The Rosie Project - some of the newer characters helped to add more dimension to this story and it was an entertaining read.
Check out my full review here:
http://confessionsofabookgeek.com/2015/01/23/review-the-rosie-effect/