A review by katteboo
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

4.0

It is a strange thing, reading a book you have never read before that you already know the ending to. It's "The Rosie Project" - what other outcome could there (reasonably) be than for Rosie to end up with Don, the protagonist? Pairing Don off with a different woman would cheat the reader's investment in Rosie as a character; any other end would cheat the tone and character of the book itself. But despite knowing what's going to happen, I enjoyed the journey immensely. The reader engages with Don, and his unorthodox responses to plot plot points make you want to know what happens next, what scrapes he will get into along the way to the end, and how he will handle them. Simsion draws his characters clearly, yet they are constantly surprising the reader. You root for them. Even though you already know that they will end up together, you're drawn in to learning /how/ they reach that point. I really liked this book and would recommend it to anyone wanting a light, unconventional read.