The Rosie Project

Type: Fiction 
Genres: Romantic-Comedy, 
Rating: ​5/5 

What It's About
"The Rosie Project" is a novel by Australian author Graeme Simsion. It tells the story of Don Tillman, a brilliant genetics professor who struggles with social interaction due to his autism. Don embarks on "The Wife Project," a scientific approach to finding the perfect partner, but his carefully planned life is thrown into chaos when he meets Rosie, a spontaneous and unconventional woman who enlists his help in finding her biological father.
As Don and Rosie work together to solve the mystery of her paternity, they find themselves on a series of hilarious and heartwarming misadventures. Along the way, Don begins to question his rigid approach to life and learns to embrace the unpredictability of human relationships.
Overall, "The Rosie Project" is a heartwarming and hilarious romantic comedy that explores the complexities of love, friendship, and self-discovery.

 How I Discovered It
Bill gates is known for sharing his favourite books on his blog, GatesNotes. On one particular blog, he mentions that the “The Rosie Project” is a book that he’s given to over 50 of his friends and that it was one of the most profound novels he read in a long time. That was enough for me to be convinced to read this book.

Thoughts The Book Made Me Have

• Like many people, I’m guilty of overthinking, planning, and being overly logical when it comes love and friendships. One of my favourite parts of this book was watching Don come to realize that love doesn’t always make sense and that it doesn’t always need to.
• The things we do for social acceptance, especially when it comes to the person we think we want to be with, has always fascinated me and it’s something we get to witness in very clever way in this book.
  • I like to believe that all of us, at some point in time, have given up part of our identity or adopted a persona in order to win someone’s attention or admiration. I think this book highlights why it’s so easy for that to happen and that ultimately people need to accept themselves before others can accept them.
• It’s hard to predict who you might fall in love with.
• The person who has proven to be incompatible with you could very well end up being the person who’s best for you. Yes, it may not be easy to see or make happen, but the best things in life rarely ever are.
• You will never really know or understand what goes on inside someone’s head.

Favourite Quotes?

• “Humans often fail to see what is close to them and obvious to others.”
• “But why, why, why can't people just say what they mean?”
• “I haven’t changed my mind. That’s the point! I want to spend my life with you even though it’s totally irrational. And you have short earlobes. Socially and genetically there’s no reason for me to be attracted to you. The only logical conclusion is that I must be in love with you.”
• “If you really love someone,' Claudia continued, 'you have to be prepared to accept them as they are. Maybe you hope that one day they get a wake-up call and make the changes for their own reasons.”
• “Love is a powerful feeling for another person, often defying logic.”
• “You’re unbelievable,’ said Rosie. ‘Look at me when I’m talking.’I kept looking out the window. I was already over-stimulated. I know what you look like.”
• “I knew so much shit and I still couldn’t fix myself.”

 
Who Would Like It?

• Anyone who is too logical when it comes to life and relationship
• People who like romantic comedies and light reads
• Anyone who is struggling to be comfortable with who they are and the decisions they’ve made
• Honestly, I can’t see anyone not liking this book.

 
Related Books

• The Rosie Effect-Book 2
• The Rosie Result-Book 3