The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - PPP

The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - PPP

As one of the great American giants of philosophy once said: “Fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can’t get fooled again.”

Well dagnabbit, I got fooled again.

Just like I was so excited to read the second Flashman book after relishing the first one, so too was I excited to read this second installation of the Don Tilman series by

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The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - PPPPP

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - PPPPP

Don Tillman, the narrator and main character of The Rosie Project, is a 39-year-old professor of genetics at the University of Melbourne (Australia). He’s extremely rational, organized, and focused. He also lacks empathy and social skills, and eschews human contact. In other words, he likely has Asperger’s syndrome but doesn’t know it.

We follow Don as he tries to find a suitable mate for marriage while helping Rosie, who he believes to be an inadequate applicant for his affection, find her father via surreptitious DNA testing.

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