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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
tense
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
Premise
Sequel to The Rosie Project.
After ten months of marriage, Rosie breaks the news to her husband Don: she's pregnant! Knowing how serious and important this is, Don sets about researching the issue to the nth degree. But clinical research isn't everything, and Rosie worries that Don isn't forming an attachment to their baby-to-be. Is Don really cut out to be a father?
Genre
Rom-Com
Pros
Sequel to The Rosie Project.
After ten months of marriage, Rosie breaks the news to her husband Don: she's pregnant! Knowing how serious and important this is, Don sets about researching the issue to the nth degree. But clinical research isn't everything, and Rosie worries that Don isn't forming an attachment to their baby-to-be. Is Don really cut out to be a father?
Genre
Rom-Com
Pros
- Characters stay in-character.
- Tightly plotted.
- Good use of tension.
- Character development for not just the main characters but also the side characters.
- Unlike the first book (which just ignored this issue), the story gives an explanation of how Don could know so much about autism yet choose not to label himself as autistic.
Cons
- Because the central conflict is once again Don and Rosie's relationship, with some drama generated by Don's social difficulties, much of the story seemed to be a repetition of the prequel (The Rosie Project).
- I couldn't find a clear moral or message in the story, meaning it felt like it was "just" an entertaining story and not more than that. The only theme I could find running through the whole story was "People eventually come over to Don's side because he is hardworking, moral, and honest".
- Again, because the story is Don's first-person point of view, and he doesn't know what Rosie's thinking or try to speculate, I really missed finding out what she thought of him.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual content
Ableism: Social worker Lydia tells Don he's unsuitable as a father due to her armchair diagnosis of his autism.
Pregnancy: The protagonist's wife is pregnant andgives birth at the end of the story . During the story, the protagonist assists in the delivery of a calf, and of his friend Sonia's baby , not described graphically.
Sexual content: Referenced briefly with regards to Don and Rosie's relationship.
Pregnancy: The protagonist's wife is pregnant and
Sexual content: Referenced briefly with regards to Don and Rosie's relationship.
Rosie #2 is not as good as Rosie #1 but it's still highly enjoyable. Anytime I spend with Don and his quirks is time well spent.
Love Don and how he shows us how convention doesn't always make sense. Great read
I really want to finish this, but now isn’t the time. I truly love the audiobook!
increasingly frustrating with how little of a voice Rosie actually has
I just love Don and his adventures. Rosie got on my nerves a little toward the end with her stubbornness. Overall, great sequel that complimented, rather than paled against, the first one. Light, fun read.
Not as good as the first one but still very enjoyable.
I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first one and am debating about reading the third. Rather than being amusing, all of the miscommunication and confusion just have me a ton of anxiety.