Pursuing this father project, rosie and don collide like particles in an atom smasher. Anyway, last night was book club at my house, and we had a great time discussing the rosie project a little bit, and sipping sangria, snacking chips and salsa my faves, and just hanging out. The rosie project is a first novel by australian writer graeme simsion, which he. Simsion does, however, give groups plenty to discuss about asperger syndrome, love, and relationships. One more book that i can relate simsions work to is the silver linings playbook by matthew quick. Don had several bad dates, both bad for him and bad for his companion. One of the things i most enjoy about hosting book club is the opportunity to invite friends from all different parts of my life churchworkhigh. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Additional discussion questions, the rosie project. In some ways, by graeme simsion is a light, fun read for book clubs that need a break from heavy books. The rosie effect is the second novel by australian author and playwright, graeme simsion, and the sequel to his highly popular novel, the rosie project. The rosie project questions for discussion adapted by. The rosie project is a 20 australian novel and the debut novel of australian novelist graeme simsion. As a professor of genetics, don lives an orderly, predictable life in a protected academic setting.
A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. The book is the fictional story of don, a professor with aspergers syndrome and set in australia with a few chapters in new york. Im sending copies to several friends and hope to reread it later this year. With a friends help, he devises a questionnaire to. It is not too late even for a centennial man to get a chance at love in the end.
Meet don tillman, a brilliant yet socially challenged professor of genetics, who. The book won the 2012 victorian premiers literary award for an unpublished manuscript. The book club said maybe things ended a little too happy. Don tillman, a brilliant yet socially challenged professor of genetics, designs the wife project to find his perfect partner. Restaurants are minefields for the socially inept chapter 1, p. If rosies mother had known that eye colour was not a reliable indicator of paternity, and organised a dna test to confirm her suspicions, there would have been no father project, no great cocktail night, no new york adventure, no reform don projectand no rosie project. Jimmy watsons bar is where don takes rosie a couple times to have a drink while they discuss the father. These questions will help your group have a fun and thorough conversation about graeme simsions novel.
The rosie project, by graeme simsion former it consultant graeme simsions debut novel, the rosie project, is a scientific romp about a. By chance and apart from the wife project, he meets rosie, a woman who smokes, cant cook, doesnt exercise, is chronically late and declares herself a vegetarian all of which flatout. In order to find his ideal life partner he designs the wife. The rosie project is the story of don tillman, an associate professor of genetics at a major university in melbourne, australia. The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime by mark haddon is a mystery told from the perspective of a teenager with a developmental disability. The the rosie project community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you.
Melinda picked up this novel earlier this year, and she loved it so much that she kept stopping to read passages out loud to me. If your book club picks the rosie project for your next read, ive provided book club questions and a delicious recipe for your meeting below the rosie project book club questions and recipe sage and pineapple margaritas heres a brief summary for the rosie project. I am part of a book club with a great group of humber college journo girlfriends. This is one of the most profound novels ive read in a long time. 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 questions for discussion all good books blog. A number of themes arise, one of which is that committing to a relationship without getting to know each other leads to emotional turmoil. The rosie project was the 2014 abia book of the year and has sold more than a million copies worldwide. This month we read the rosie project by graeme simsion. Graemes screenplay for the rosie project is in development with sony pictures and. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I purchased this book off for a local mothers center book club i am in and i am so glad i did.
Our lovely hostess, caroline, made a fabulous meal and with the books theme including lobster bisque, a tomato salad, and these adorable pastry roses for dessert. Here, don explains that the social intricacies of going to a restaurant are dangerous ground for him. But while don quickly disqualifies her as a candidate, as a dna expert don is particularly suited to help rosie on her own quest. The rosie project is a book about relationships, identity, societal values and ambitions. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. The rosie project summary and study guide supersummary. Is the books ending overly optimistic, too much like a fairytale.
Syracuse book club message board additional discussion questions, the rosie project. Graeme simsion, the rosie project and it dawned on me that i had not designed the questionnaire to find a woman i could accept, but to find someone who might accept me. Full of heart and humor, simsions debut novel about a fussy, sociallychallenged mans search. The inspiring and hilarious finale to the australian series loved around the world. There is no rhyme or reason to the books we pick and they have spanned many different genres.
As the novel makes its logically irrefutable progression, readers will become enchanted by what may well be the worlds first rigorously evidencebased romantic comedy. I was a little disappointed with the book club questions as they approach the book in a conventional manner of a disabled person overcoming a deficit. The rosie project questions for discussion adapted by butler touchton, one book committee member 1. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. This study guide consists of approximately 56 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the rosie project. The rosie project questions for discussion all good. The rosie project book club discussion questions thoughtco. Share with the group a particularly bad date you had and why. The story lurches from one set piece of deadpan nudgenudge, winkwink humor to another. The rosie project book club questions and recipe book. Chris cleave, author of little bee and gold this clever and joyful book charmed me from the first.
The rosie project is also being made into a movie soon and i cant wait to see it. The rosie project is a charming fiction debut from author graeme simison, who previously wrote books about data modelling. Emotional, funny, heartwarming story of finding a wife thru mind and eyes of an inapt genetics professor. Or is the ending based on optimism tinged with realism. The book has already been optioned for a movie who would you like to see cast in the major roles. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The rosie project by graeme simsion explores the romantic and comedic errors of a man with undiagnosed aspergers syndrome, don tillson, as he looks for a wife. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. Now married, don and rosie are living in a cramped new york apartment while, as a visiting. Discussion questions for the curious incident of the dog. Book club the rosie project uncategorized welcome to book club. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Text publishing the rosie project by graeme simsionyou. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors.
These questions will help your group have a fun and thorough conversation about graeme. I work in research administration and in the academic world. What sacrifices have you made to accommodate the one you love. The sequel, the rosie effect, is also a bestseller, with worldwide sales approaching one million. The novel centers on genetics professor don tillman, who struggles to have a serious relationship with women. Graeme simsion suggests some ideas for discussing the rosie project with your book club. Erin collazo miller is a freelance book critic whose work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. Don has aspergers syndrome which is a form of autism which has created characteristics in him that limit his success in social interactions.
Read on your pc, mac, smart phone, tablet or kindle device. Genetics professor don tillman is an unusual man, a man who believes in strict order, routine, timing and organisation. Text publishing the rosie effect, book by graeme simsion. Buy the rosie project the rosie project series by simsion, graeme from amazons fiction books store. Trouble ensues when he decides that he is ready to find his lifes partner. At its heart the book is a lighthearted love story and reminds us that love can be messy. Web orders are now closed we regret that we have had to suspend web orders until the covid19 social distancing precautions are no longer necessary. The rosie result by graeme simsion official series site. Your book club wont be able to stop talking about the rosie project brave new world.
Anyone who occasionally gets overly logical will identify with the hero, a genetics professor with aspergers syndrome who. This thursday, april 19, 2018 the all good books group will meet to discuss the rosie project by graeme simsion. 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. Don tillman, like many of us, is observant about other people, but fails to have basic insights about himself. Arrestingly endearing and entirely unconventional, graeme simsions distinctive debut will resonate with anyone who has ever tenaciously gone after life or love in the face of great challenges. The rosie project is an upbeat, quirky, impertinent gem of a read. 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. Graeme simsions the rosie project is a romantic comedy about an unusually specific man, but it still manages to be universal as it deals with the contradictions of being human. The sequel, the rosie effect, will be published in september, mostly concerned with rosie and don becoming parents. 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. Listen to rosie project audiobook by graeme simsion. Also, jonas jonassons the 100yearold man who climbed out the window and disappeared had similar fun and silliness as the rosie project.
Our meetings are now on the third thursdays of each month. The rosie project by graeme simsion book club discussion. This is one of many clues in the opening chapter that don is not a. And so, in the orderly, evidencebased manner with which don. Spark discussion at book club with questions about when you reach me things fall apart study guide and discussion questions. The rosie project book by graeme simsion official publisher. Gates notes may send a welcome note or other exclusive insider. Ive met and am friends with many people like the main character with personality traits such as his. The rosie project is a bestselling romantic comedy by australian author graeme simsion and a great book for your book club. Another option in the spirit of dons own weekly menu would be this lobster salad with avocado and mango. Book clubs will fall in love with the rosie project.
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