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A review by jenbsbooks
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
3.5
I liked this. 3.5 stars. A little more humor and light-heartedness, which was needed after several serious/sad reads recently. The sequels are available, so I will continue on.
Maybe the timing wasn't the best, reading this in the same month as "Counting By 7s" - both feature a brilliant, but socially awkward, abnormal individual. Here, it's a grown man, in "Counting by 7s" it's a a 12-year old girl, so ... still different despite the similarities of the MC.
I went with the audio edition ... it took a little bit to get into the story. Don and his idiosyncrasies grew on me. There was a lot of humor mixed in. Nothing really profound, I didn't feel the need to take notes or make highlights (I did have the kindle copy on hand). There are a lot of quotes saved by others in the GoodReads quotes section though. Just an easy/enjoyable book. There were some "reading group guide" questions which did add a little thought afterward ...
Profanity (x33) and some mention of sex, nothing explicit.
Maybe the timing wasn't the best, reading this in the same month as "Counting By 7s" - both feature a brilliant, but socially awkward, abnormal individual. Here, it's a grown man, in "Counting by 7s" it's a a 12-year old girl, so ... still different despite the similarities of the MC.
I went with the audio edition ... it took a little bit to get into the story. Don and his idiosyncrasies grew on me. There was a lot of humor mixed in. Nothing really profound, I didn't feel the need to take notes or make highlights (I did have the kindle copy on hand). There are a lot of quotes saved by others in the GoodReads quotes section though. Just an easy/enjoyable book. There were some "reading group guide" questions which did add a little thought afterward ...
Profanity (x33) and some mention of sex, nothing explicit.