The rosie project, simsions debut and a best seller in his native australia, reminds us that people who are neurologically atypical have many of the same concerns as the rest of us. October 3, 20 former it consultant graeme simsions debut novel, the rosie project, is a scientific romp about a probablyaspergersaffected genetics professor who falls in love with a free. Im sending copies to several friends and hope to re. Don must reconsider his strict criteria in order to find love, gene needs to revaluate his behaviour in order to save his marriage, and rosie has her own set of prejudices and expectations to overcome in terms of don and her nonbiological father, phil. What sacrifices have you made to accommodate the one you love. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. It is a good idea to plan on finishing the book a little earlier than you might otherwise so that you have time to think about it and prepare before your book club meets. Interview graeme simsion discusses the rosie effect, the sequel to his very successful debut the rosie project, and how the books reflect his own life how was writing the sequel different than writing the rosie project.
Similarly, this star wont go out is a posthumous collection of the art and journal writings of esther earl, a young writer who lost. Our meetings are now on the third thursdays of each month. Simsion does, however, give groups plenty to discuss about asperger syndrome, love, and relationships. With the rosie project, graeme simsion achieved the impossible and created an entirely new kind of romantic hero, jojo moyes, author of me before you said. The opposite of loneliness, by marina keegan, is a slim collection of insightful short stories and essays by a writer at the beginning of a promising careerone cut short by tragedy when the author died in a car crash a few days after she graduated from yale. The rosie project is about don tillman, a professor of genetics with a higher than average iq, trying to navigate relationships with the set goal of finding his future wife. The debut novel of graeme simsion, an australian it consultant turned writer, the rosie project is a romantic comedy with sublime character precision and. This thursday, april 19, 2018 the all good books group will meet to discuss the rosie project by graeme simsion. With a friends help, he devises a questionnaire to assess the suitability of female partners. Hepburn and grant in bringing up baby, or rosalind russell and grant in his girl friday have the exact same pitch, intelligence, wit and farce with a love story at the centre of it all. Hopefully, these questions will help you have fun discussing the book. Or is the ending based on optimism tinged with realism. The rosie project book club discussion questions thoughtco. The rosie project summary and study guide supersummary.
Simsions novel is a perfect balance of quirkiness and humor. Full of heart and humor, simsions debut novel about a fussy, sociallychallenged mans search for the perfect wife. The rosie project is funny, moving, and profoundone of the best novels ive read in a long time. From page one, i loved the narrators voice and couldnt stop smiling. Pursuing this father project, rosie and don collide like particles in an atom smasher. Our book club found it especially similar to the movie along came polly. The rosie project is a 20 novel by australian author graeme simsion about love and the unpredictability of life.
When an unlikely relationship develops as they collaborate on the father project, don is forced to confront the spontaneous whirlwind that is rosieand the realization that, despite your best scientific efforts, you dont find love, it finds you. The rosie project is a moving and hilarious novel for anyone who has ever tenaciously gone after life or love in the face of overwhelming challenges. Twelve hilariously funny book club books tori leigh. Share with the group a particularly bad date you had and why. The rosie project book by graeme simsion thriftbooks. This may seem obvious, but it is the most important step, so it is worth stating.
This 38page guide for the rosie project by graeme simsion includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 36 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. The rosie project is the story of don tillman, an associate professor of genetics at a major university in melbourne, australia. For the rosie project, i provide your book club with a brief summary, a recipe, and discussion questions in that order the rosie project book club questions and recipe. I had heard a lot of hype about the rosie project when i first chose it as our book club title in particular from modern mrs. Don has aspergers syndrome which is a form of autism which has created characteristics in him that limit his success in social interactions. Single, obsessive compulsive genetics professor, don tillman decides its time to find a wife. The rosie project questions for discussion all good books blog. Text publishing the rosie project by graeme simsionyou. Don tillman, a brilliant yet socially challenged professor of genetics, designs the wife project to find his perfect partner. The rosie project by graeme simsion this charming, funny novel was exactly what i needed after a couple of weeks filled with horror, wartime secrets, and violent crime. A novel don tillman book 1 kindle edition by simsion, graeme. The rosie project by graeme simsion book club discussion. The rosie project book club questions and recipe book. The feisty young smoker rosie is far from his ideal but he becomes engrossed in the father.
I work in research administration and in the academic world. And then he meets rosie, who fails on almost every score except bmi and, one hopes, the std criterion. The sequel, the rosie effect, will be published in september, mostly concerned with rosie and don becoming parents. The rosie project by graeme simsion in some ways, by graeme simsion is a light, fun read for book clubs that need a break from heavy books. The rosie project is a first novel by australian writer graeme simsion, which he. Madcap indeed, but like those films the rosie project underscored with writing meticulously judgedextremely loud and incredibly long applause. The rosie project is 1930s screwball comedy updated for 20. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new. Book clubs will fall in love with the rosie project. Don rejecting the advances of a sexy french nymphomaniac on the grounds of her drinking and smoking.
Its been forever since ive done a book discussion, but im here today to discuss the rosie project. Full of heart and humor, simsions debut novel about a fussy, sociallychallenged mans search. In some ways, by graeme simsion is a light, fun read for book clubs that need a break from heavy books. Ive met and am friends with many people like the main character with personality traits such as his. If your book club needs a good laugh or a feel good book, the rosie project by graeme simsion is the book for you. The following questions are intended for high school students. We laugh at, and with, don as he tries to navigate our hopelessly emotional, nonliteral world, learning as he goes.
The common social situations that tillman becomes tangled up in turn into hilariously exaggerated challenges for the professor, who believes that life should abide by the. Sounds like life of pi, but in this tall tale form the seas, parts of the story are retold in his adult. Graeme simsion suggests some ideas for discussing the rosie project with your book club. Two things made writing the rosie effect much easier which is not to say easy. The novel centers on genetics professor don tillman, who struggles to have a serious relationship with women. But while don quickly disqualifies her as a candidate, as a dna expert don is particularly suited to help rosie on her own quest. I dont think theres a book ive recommended more as a librarian than the rosie project. Because of this, don has had many dates but never two with the same woman.
Buy a cheap copy of the rosie project book by graeme simsion. Although, on past form, it looks like there is no chance of love blossoming viz. The rosie project is a 20 australian novel by australian novelist graeme simsion. The rosie project by graeme simsion book discussion. The rosie project questions for discussion all good. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that.
The following questions can help guide your students through a structured discussion in which they explore their thoughts and feelings about graeme. The rosie project, by graeme simsion the independent. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. The rosie project questions for discussion adapted by butler touchton, one book committee member 1.
Don had several bad dates, both bad for him and bad for his companion. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. The book has already been optioned for a movie who would you like to see cast in the major roles. The rosie project questions for discussion adapted by. Now don tillman returns in the hilarious and charming sequel to the international sensation. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the rosie project. Don sets about learning the protocols of becoming a father, but his unusual research style gets him. Additional discussion questions, the rosie project. Is the books ending overly optimistic, too much like a fairytale. The rosie project is a book written by graeme simsion about don tillman, a highly intelligent professor in genetics, who starts an scientificlike project to find a. The rosie project is about a don tillman who is a professor of genetics at a college, who decides he is done with dating and he wants to find a wife.
What to read next if you liked the rosie project,the. The rosie project, by graeme simsion former it consultant graeme simsions debut novel, the rosie project, is a scientific romp about a. These questions will help your group have a fun and thorough conversation about graeme. An 11yearold boy named michael boards a ship crossing the indian ocean and the suez canal. But don is intrigued by rosies own quest to identify her biological father. The story lurches from one set piece of deadpan nudgenudge, winkwink humor to another. This affectionate and intelligent story of a middleaged autistic mans search for love promises to make a literary star of its protagonist.
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