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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
Not quite as good as The Rosie Project. But I still laughed out loud in some spots.
Don is evolving and trying so hard to be empathetic and understanding. He's adapting to a new city, new people, new expectations. Unfortunately, everyone else around him is staying the same or even regressing.
I wanted to just throw the book at Rosie and tell her to knock it off.
No man, especially Don, can figure out what it is you want / need / feel if you don't tell him.
She really treated Don horribly throughout this book.
Don is evolving and trying so hard to be empathetic and understanding. He's adapting to a new city, new people, new expectations. Unfortunately, everyone else around him is staying the same or even regressing.
I wanted to just throw the book at Rosie and tell her to knock it off.
No man, especially Don, can figure out what it is you want / need / feel if you don't tell him.
She really treated Don horribly throughout this book.
Through the whole book I could only think about rosie. And Don. Wondering what my kids will be like when they grow up.
I found it much harder to suspend my disbelief with this sequel than I did with the first book. Perhaps some of my frustration in reading was recognizing the experience of withholding the truth and the inevitable distance it causes in marriage. Still it was a fun, silly read. It moved quickly, made me laugh, and I look forward to reading the third in the trilogy.
It''s just cute and fun and interesting! It's not a perfect book, but I love it.
I really like Don Tillman. I am so psyched for these books to be made into movies...and I pretty much NEVER say that! This one was a tiny bit less fun than the first, but that's probably because I was kinda used to Don already and/or because I don't like the setting as much. I am a bit over NYC. Otherwise, I loved it!
I liked this just as well as The Rosie Project. In this book, Don and Rosie have moved to New York, where he is working and she is a student at Columbia University. When Rosie announces that she is pregnant, Don studies, often with unexpected results, how to be a father. Of course there are some funny, and some not so funny consequences.
“…I had learned that , in marriage, reason frequently had to take second place to harmony.” (28)
There was even a Croatian reference! (Page 184)
Hoe origineel en grappig was The Rosie Project, hoe saai en voorspelbaar is The Rosie Effect. Geen aanrader.
I was disappointed with this book. I disliked Rosie for much of it, which makes me wonder if she reflects the author's view of pregnant women. I hope that's not the case. I do enjoy the passages where Don is experiencing a social situation as if it's normal and you can tell by others' reactions that he's failing epically. If there's a third book, I hope Rosie is less selfish in it.