2015-02-01

The Rosie project


When I was told to read this book, never had I thought that I was going to set off on a journey towards the most longed feelings. The author, Graeme Simsion, tells us an affectionate and intelligent story sets in Melbourne, in which a geneticist, Don Tillman, a middle-aged autistic man, approaches a romantic relationship with Rosie, a student of psychology.

Don has barely friends. He feels that, somehow or other, is wired totally different to the rest of people. His inability to follow social protocols and feeling love, joined to an exhaustive adherence to schedules and phobias, make him difficult to find a couple. This is the reason why Don, helped by his best friends Gene and Claudia, a married couple of psychologists, designs a questionnaire addressed to help him to find the perfect partner. That is the beginning of what is called “the wife’s project’.

In the search of the perfect woman, none of them appear to be suitable for him. After some unsuccessful tries, Gene introduced him Rosie, a woman that is, in all lights, unsuitable for him since she does not fulfil the demanding questionnaire requirements. During a date, Rosie tells Don that she is in the search of her biological father so, being him a geneticist, feels the need of helping Rosie by testing her possible fathers’ DNA samples.

Don does not have a glimmer of hope to find a partner and, as a consequence, decides to put aside the Wife’s project and gives more consideration to a new project, the Father’s project. During their time together, Rosie becomes remarkably perceptive about Don. He finds everything fascinating and feels relaxed and acts differently when spending time together. As time goes by, they get to know each other and understand that they both are in love in spite of being so different.

I must confess that I have found this book warm-hearted and gripping, a really page-turner and, as my friend Matt says, ‘unputdownable’. I strongly recommend its reading since it shows us how two people coming from different backgrounds and different outlooks on life, are deeply inside very similar each other. Everyone needs to be loved, to have the feeling that they are necessary to the others and doubtlessly, in most occasions, a little effort must be done so as to pursue our soul mate.


5 comments:

  1. When I was told to read this book, I NEVER thought that I was going to set off* on a journey towards SUCH feelings OF LONGING. The author, Graeme Simsion, tells us an affectionate and intelligent story seT in Melbourne, in which a geneticist, Don Tillman, a middle-aged autistic man, approaches a romantic relationship with Rosie, a student of psychology.

    Don has barely ANY friends. He feels that, somehow or other*, HE is wired* totally differentLY THAN the rest of people. His inability to follow social protocols and TO feeL love, COMBINED WITH an exhaustive adherence to schedules and phobias, makeS IT difficult FOR HIM to find a PARTNER. This is the reason why Don, helped by his best friends Gene and Claudia, a married couple of psychologists, designs a questionnaire INTENDED to help him [] find the perfect partner. That is the beginning of what is called "the wife’s project".

    In the search FOR the perfect woman, none of them appear to be suitable for him. After some unsuccessful tries, Gene introduced him TO Rosie, a woman that is, in all lights, unsuitable for him since she does not fulfilL the demanding* questionnaire requirements. During a date, Rosie tells Don that she is in [] search of her biological father so HE, being a geneticist, feels the need TO helP Rosie by testing her possible fathers’ DNA samples(1).

    Don does not have a glimmer* of hope to find a partner and, as a consequence, decides to put aside the Wife’s project and gives more consideration to a new project, the Father’s project. During their time together, Rosie becomes remarkably* perceptive about Don. He finds everything fascinating and feels relaxed and acts differently when spending time together. As time goes by, they get to know each other and understand that they both are in love in spite of being so different.

    I must confess that I have found this book warm-hearted* and gripping*, a reaL page-turner and, as my friend Matt says, ‘unputdownable’. I strongly recommend its reading since it shows us how two people coming from different backgrounds and different outlooks on life, are deeply inside very similar TO each other. Everyone needs to be loved, to have the feeling that they are necessary to [] others and doubtlessly, in most occasions, a little effort must be MADE so as to pursue our soul mate.


    Very well done. You have made me interested in the book.

    (1) better: the DNA samples of men who could be her father.

    *good vocabulary

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  2. Thank you Matt. As always happens, your kindness makes me feel happy. Would you like me to send you the pdf file of this book by email?

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  3. No, thanks. I can get it from the library.

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  4. Vicent, he comenzado a escuchar "The Rosie Project". Hasta ahora es muy divertido. Después de escuchar más, escribiré unos párrafos sobre él.

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  5. Estoy seguro que te va a gustar. Todo sucede muy rápido. Ya me contarás.

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