The Rosie Project

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is a hilarious novel written in the voice of Don Tillman, a Genetics Professor with Aspergers. I didn't know this at the start of the book, and just kept thinking-what's wrong with this guy? A few pages in, I finally realized that Don must be on the Autism spectrum, (even though he doesnt realize this about himself) and everything started to make sense.

I loved this book. Don makes lists and timetables for everything, including trying to find a wife. He sticks to everything religously until one day Rosie barges into his life and all his planning seems to fall apart.

I was laughing out loud throughout the book and couldn't put it down. Simsion does a great job capturing Don's voice and making him so real that the reader can't help rooting for him.

A great read.