What was the last book that made you laugh out loud? If you had asked me this a few days ago I would not have known the answer, however I have just finished reading The Rosie Project and there were moments in this book where I genuinely laughed out loud.
'I'm not good at understanding what other people want.'
'Tell me something I don't know . . .'
Love isn't an exact science - but no one told Don Tillman. A thirty-nine-year-old geneticist, Don's never had a second date. So he devises the Wife Project, a scientific test to find the perfect partner. Enter Rosie - 'the world's most incompatible woman' - throwing Don's safe, ordered life into chaos. But what is this unsettling, alien emotion he's feeling?
'Tell me something I don't know . . .'
Love isn't an exact science - but no one told Don Tillman. A thirty-nine-year-old geneticist, Don's never had a second date. So he devises the Wife Project, a scientific test to find the perfect partner. Enter Rosie - 'the world's most incompatible woman' - throwing Don's safe, ordered life into chaos. But what is this unsettling, alien emotion he's feeling?
I actually came across this book by accident, after a recent trip to the cinema I saw an advert for a film that I thought was based on The Rosie Project, the film looked quite good so I thought I would give the book a try. After I had finished the book I realised that I had been mistaken and the book was completely different to the film, however I am still glad I read the book.
I thought the two main characters were likeable which made me want to read on as I enjoyed finding out more about their lives. The story was a twist on a traditional love story where a boy meets a girl, they fall in love, there are a few minor blips along the way and then they live happily ever after. There were elements of this within the book but it was not the conventional way, which I really enjoyed. I am rating this book three stars as although I did enjoy it, and it definitely made me laugh, I feel like I have read better books recently that kept me hooked, this one did not have quite the same effect. Also I was slightly unsure of the ending, I found that it really confused me, this is probably because I started to lose concentration for the last few pages of the book, another sign that it was not the best book, but this meant I probably missed a key plot point which left me confused at the end.
None the less this book is definitely worth a read if you after a light hearted story that will make you laugh or you are after a slightly different love story.
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