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The Rosie Effect
by Graeme Simsion
I loved The Rosie Project. It was quirky, it was entertaining, it was sweet. By contrast, I found The Rosie Effect...overwrought, if that's the right word to use. In The Rosie Effect, Don and Rosie are expecting a child. Don knows that stress is bad for mother and child and on no account must Rosie be allowed to get worried. As you might expect, a comedy of errors ensues when Don sets about, with the best of intentions, trying to be a supportive spouse and well-prepared father-to-be. He refuses to tell Rosie any of this and tries to settle things on his own, until what seemed like a snowball grows into an avalanche that threatens to engulf Don.
But balance in comedy is a tricky thing. In The Rosie Project, the situations Don got himself into had just that touch of the incredible to induce a chuckle. The Rosie Effect piles on the gags and it gets a little exhausting after a while. It's not a bad book, but The Rosie Project was such a fun read that The Rosie Effect was a little disappointing by comparison.
But balance in comedy is a tricky thing. In The Rosie Project, the situations Don got himself into had just that touch of the incredible to induce a chuckle. The Rosie Effect piles on the gags and it gets a little exhausting after a while. It's not a bad book, but The Rosie Project was such a fun read that The Rosie Effect was a little disappointing by comparison.