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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
A great sequel
Although I spent the whole book hating rosie, I did enjoy.this follow up to.the rosie.project. Lots of.twists and turns and lots of hilarious faux pad from don. Very good
Although I spent the whole book hating rosie, I did enjoy.this follow up to.the rosie.project. Lots of.twists and turns and lots of hilarious faux pad from don. Very good
The issues with the relationship between Don and Rosie in this book are dependent on miscommunication, which I don't like in stories. However, I was immersed enough in the story to get physically anxious when their relationship problems peaked.
I like that Don has more people in his life in this book. I also like the study that he takes part in and the ways it impacts more aspects of the story. While I don't like the relationship problems in the book, I appreciate that Rosie is shown as a complex character whose childhood backstory impacts her decision-making as an adult.
The end of the book was very touching but it seemed to be over very quickly. At least there's another book in the series!
I like that Don has more people in his life in this book. I also like the study that he takes part in and the ways it impacts more aspects of the story. While I don't like the relationship problems in the book, I appreciate that Rosie is shown as a complex character whose childhood backstory impacts her decision-making as an adult.
The end of the book was very touching but it seemed to be over very quickly. At least there's another book in the series!
emotional
funny
informative
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
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Rosie Effect was cute, but the repeated use of "Don misinterprets everyone" got kind of old after awhile.
This was such a disappointment after The Rosie Project. The magic of Rosie and Don's relationship was sorely missed in this installment.
This seemed a bit complicated compared to the first book, perhaps unnecessarily so, and somehow it all works out fairly easily too. There was a LOT going on! It felt a bit unrealistic, mostly with Rosie's behavior. I feel like it was predictable for Don's actions to get out of hand, but he did so to an even higher degree than in the first. I found Rosie a bit too irrational, even borderline ridiculous, and uncharacteristic from the first book. I understand she's pregnant, and the author seemed to like to bring up her frazzled state of mind, but she seemed downright illogical and not even remotely open-minded about Don being a father from the start (especially since she apparently chose to get pregnant without consulting him? What rational, busy science student with high aspirations would do that? I don't quite grasp Rosie's motivation in this book.). I mean, it moved the plot along but it really pushed my limits trying to enjoy it. She shut him out completely and this pseudo-drama was dragged out for the entire pregnancy/book. Despite everyone's involvement in their lives, they couldn't figure it out sooner? New moms have lots of doubt and insecurity (personal experience here), but Rosie and Don supposedly had this great marriage pre-pregnant, why could they not use any of those marital skills to work it out? They even reflect on that topic post-resolution at the end of the book: why didn't we just have an honest talk about all this stuff from the get-go? That was frustrating for me because logically that should have happened with all these characters. There's plenty of focus and development with Don's other relationships but nothing, I mean nothing with his wife? I guess I'm still trying to figure out why Don and Rosie acted the way they did in this book. As I read this I spent a lot of time thinking: what the hell?
I absolutely adored the Rosie Project so I was really looking forward to this but I found it a disappointment. Perhaps that was to be expected - the first book was a hard act to follow.
Don Tillman is still a great character and I found him lovely and entirely himself. There were a few moments that captured the flavour and humour of the first book but overall by the end of the sequel I no longer thought Rosie deserved Don or truly recognised his worth.
the book begins with Rosie announcing that she's pregnant to Don's surprise and this is where my first criticism begins. Rosie is in the final (understandably stressful!) months of her Ph.D when, without consulting Don about whether he wants or is ready for a baby, goes off the pill without telling him. The fact that she did this at a time that was clearly going to be very stressful made me think her pretty stupid, but I could have sympathized with her if not for the fact that she did it without bothering to even mention it to Don and then spending the next few months increasingly blaming him for her being overwhelmed.
Her refusal to see all the effort he was going to and dismissing his every attempt to support her seemed to undermine the ending of the Rosie Project where she seemed to love him as he was, for who he was.
In this book, it just seemed like she had only married him with the expectation that he would change into the man she actually wanted.
In many ways Rosie became the stereotypical harpy-like pregnant woman and the book spent so little time with her that it lost the sweet, romantic feel of the first. In fact, there was a strange under-current in the gender representation in this book, particularly with the focus on evolutionary psychology.
Also, so many of the supposedly funny situations in this book felt very contrived and just not that funny. In particular, by the end all the contrived misunderstandings and lack of communication was frustrating and annoying. I also found the social worker to be extremely unethical and there should have been consequences for that.
Overall, I still enjoyed Don's voice a lot, and some of his adventures, but felt let down by the way Rosie was portrayed and her treatment of Don.
Don Tillman is still a great character and I found him lovely and entirely himself. There were a few moments that captured the flavour and humour of the first book but overall by the end of the sequel I no longer thought Rosie deserved Don or truly recognised his worth.
Her refusal to see all the effort he was going to and dismissing his every attempt to support her seemed to undermine the ending of the Rosie Project where she seemed to love him as he was, for who he was.
In this book, it just seemed like she had only married him with the expectation that he would change into the man she actually wanted.
In many ways Rosie became the stereotypical harpy-like pregnant woman and the book spent so little time with her that it lost the sweet, romantic feel of the first. In fact, there was a strange under-current in the gender representation in this book, particularly with the focus on evolutionary psychology.
Also, so many of the supposedly funny situations in this book felt very contrived and just not that funny. In particular, by the end all the contrived misunderstandings and lack of communication was frustrating and annoying. I also found the social worker to be extremely unethical and there should have been consequences for that.
Overall, I still enjoyed Don's voice a lot, and some of his adventures, but felt let down by the way Rosie was portrayed and her treatment of Don.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No