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Feb 01, 2018bibliosara rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I'm in love. I can't wait to read The Rosie Effect. This book has a wide appeal, and is far more than a simple rom-com in book form. The Rosie Project should be a modern classic, and definitely needs a movie adaptation (I'm thinking Benedict Cumberbatch would be great as Don...?) In The Rosie Project, we are introduced to Don Tillman, an Australian genetics professor and researcher who, it is obviously implied early on, appears to have Asperger's (although he never realizes this himself). Don is incredibly self-aware and awkwardly charming. At 39, he decides he is ready to get married, and designs "The Wife Project" (he likes identifying things in this manner.. ie, "The Jacket Incident", "The Father Project"), a meticulous, 16-page (double sided) questionnaire designed to identify the perfect woman for him. This, obviously, has some inherent flaws. Don's somewhat bumbling attempts at meeting women will make you laugh, cringe, and ultimately sympathize with him. Haven't we all been incredibly awkward trying to attract someone's attention, at some point? Don is also a really good person with flaws that we can all be familiar with. Don's plans are interrupted with the arrival of Rosie, a woman who seems to fail almost every question on his form-but is the woman he just can't seem to get out of his mind. Rosie needs his help to find her real father. Through a series of events and emotions, Don realizes just what he is missing in life- and it may not be what he thought it was. The Rosie Project is about society's perception of mental illness, and how it affects those with mental illness. It is about finding yourself, and finding out that the love of your life will only come along once you fall in love with your life. It is about kindness, compassion, and being the amazingly quirky creature you were meant to be.