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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
Book club book and not my favorite. Too much language, sex talk and adultery for me.
Three-and-a-half stars. It was cute, predictable in a good way, and just the right amount of fluffiness. While I liked Don's character, I was a little annoyed at times at how much he was a caricature of someone with Asperger's, even if it was in a positive way. Still, it was a sweet book and excellent light reading.
Leuk verhaal uit het oogpunt van een ligt autistische lieve man, leest makkelijk
Don Tillman is a professor of genetics at an Australian university and lives a very regimented life. As he approaches forty, he sets out on mission to find a wife using very scientific methods. When a friend sets him up with a woman named Rosie who seems wrong in many ways, his life is turned upside down.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked the characters and the story was sweet and funny. It's a little as if Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory falling in love and the results are both poignant and hilarious. It's not going to win any literary prizes, but it will make you smile.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked the characters and the story was sweet and funny. It's a little as if Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory falling in love and the results are both poignant and hilarious. It's not going to win any literary prizes, but it will make you smile.
Buku adult contemporary yg berbeda dgn yg pernah kubaca sebelumnya.
Di awal2 si tokoh utama Prof Don Tillman diceritakan memberi seminar ttg Asperger Syndrome. Aku mengetahui mengenai Asperger dari serial Parenthood, kemudian dari film My Name Is Khan. Nah mmg gk ada penjabaran kalo si Don ini punya Asperger krn POV nya dia sbg org pertama, namun kalo melihat dari aktivitas & keseharian dia, juga mengenai karakter & perilaku, si Don ini punya Asperger.
Isinya sbnrnya lucu menurutku krn Don dgn Aspergernya dianggap sbg org aneh oleh org lain, namun dia sdr menganggap org lain yg aneh. Dia membuat kuisioner untuk proyek istri, yaitu mencari wanita yg cocok menjadi istrinya. Namun sejak ketemu Rosie yg sangat gk sesuai untuk menjadi istri menurut Don malah membuat Don melakukan hal2 diluat rutinitasnya. Disinilah kelucuan2 muncul.
Di awal2 si tokoh utama Prof Don Tillman diceritakan memberi seminar ttg Asperger Syndrome. Aku mengetahui mengenai Asperger dari serial Parenthood, kemudian dari film My Name Is Khan. Nah mmg gk ada penjabaran kalo si Don ini punya Asperger krn POV nya dia sbg org pertama, namun kalo melihat dari aktivitas & keseharian dia, juga mengenai karakter & perilaku, si Don ini punya Asperger.
Isinya sbnrnya lucu menurutku krn Don dgn Aspergernya dianggap sbg org aneh oleh org lain, namun dia sdr menganggap org lain yg aneh. Dia membuat kuisioner untuk proyek istri, yaitu mencari wanita yg cocok menjadi istrinya. Namun sejak ketemu Rosie yg sangat gk sesuai untuk menjadi istri menurut Don malah membuat Don melakukan hal2 diluat rutinitasnya. Disinilah kelucuan2 muncul.
Read it in a day, but I wouldn't call it light reading. Don Tillman is unwittingly funny in his sincere attempts to understand other people and how they work. I laughed out loud at times and then unexpectedly teared up at others. A fun and funny story about how love can defy logic.
Absolutely loved this book. I couldn't put it down.
Say 3.5. Sort of Big Bang Theory meets How to Create the Perfect Wife. A funny read, but Curious Incident it's not, and I kind of agree with critics who complain about its trivialized, rom-com version of Asperger's.