After reading a lot of serious books I was ready for something light and humorous, so I downloaded The Rosie Effect (or here for the eaudiobook).
What fun! I was laughing before the first chapter ended. Don is a
professor of genetics from Australia who is currently working in NYC.
His wife, Rosie, also from Australia, is in school working on her MD and
PhD. Don is a little different-he most likely has Asperger's
Syndrome-which gets him into some unusual situations. He is fully aware
of his social shortcomings and works hard to overcome them. He and
Rosie are quite happy. Until...Rosie announces she is pregnant. Don is
shocked because he thought they would plan when to get pregnant. His
surprise sets in motion a complex chain of events.
I liked this book because of the humor, but also because of how Don
is protrayed. He is very analytical and a good problem solver, but he
also is open to learning from his mistakes and didn't seem to take
things personally. I thought Rosie should have taken Don's quirks into
account more than she did, but other than that, it was a fun book.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
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