The Rosie Effect: Don Tillman 2 (The Rosie Project) (Don Tillman, #2)

by Graeme Simsion

The Rosie Effect is the charming and hilarious sequel to Graeme Simsion's bestselling debut novel The Rosie Project.
Until a year ago, forty-one-year-old geneticist Don Tillman had never had a second date. Until he met Rosie, 'the world's most incompatible woman'. Now, living in New York City, they have survived ten months and ten days of marriage.
But though Rosie has taught him the joys of unscheduled sex and spontaneous meal planning, life is still not plain sailing for Don. Not least with the sudden arrival of his best friend Gene, serial philanderer, who takes up residence on their sofa.
Then Rosie drops the mother of all bombshells. And soon Don must face her hormonally induced irrational behaviour as he prepares for the biggest challenge of his previously ordered life - at the same time as dodging deportation, prosecution and professional disgrace.
Is Don Tillman ready to become the man he always dreamed of being? Or will he revert to his old ways and risk losing Rosie forever?
Join Don and Rosie in the next chapter of their weird and wonderful journey in Graeme Simsion's unmissable new novel, The Rosie Effect.

Praise for Graeme Simsion:
'Warm-hearted and perfectly pitched, with profound themes that are worn lightly, this very enjoyable read promises to put Don Tillman on the comic literary map somewhere between Mr Pooter and Adrian Mole.' Guardian
'Funny, endearing, and pure, wonderful escapism.' Independent
'Don Tillman is one of the most endearing, charming and fascinating literary characters I have met in a long time.' The Times

Graeme Simsion is a full-time writer. Previously an IT consultant and educator, he wrote his first book in 1994 (the standard reference on data modelling). Graeme's debut novel, The Rosie Project, has had phenomenal success in over forty-two countries and has sold over half a million copies to date. The Rosie Effect is his second novel.
Graeme lives in Australia with his wife Anne, a professor of psychiatry and published author, and their two children.

• ISBN10: 0718179471
• ISBN13: 9780718179472
• Publish Date: 25 September 2014 (first published 24 September 2014)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 5 February 2015
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 432
• Language: English

Reviews

[remo]

Continuación del Proyecto esposa. En esta segunda parte nuestro querido Don Tillman corre nuevas aventuras, sufre nuevos malentendidos por culpa de su literalidad y en general se mete en más líos de los que puede gestionar en simultáneo. La novela es algo más agridulce que la primera y, como la primera, tiene zonas levemente planas, casi casi aburridas sin llegar a serlo. Pero luego tiene escenas épicas (la del atún con la psicóloga, la del inspector de seguridad aérea...) que te arrancan carcajadas. Me ha gustado el conjunto.

[ellieroth]

Me caes peor Rosie

[Sam@WLABB]

Rating: 4.5 stars

I loved the Rosie Project and was looking forward to more of Rosie and Don's story. I was not disappointed. No, this book is not quite as good as its predecessor, but it still had all the quirky charm that I loved so much in book 1. Don continues to grow as a person, husband, and friend. He continues to get into trouble due to his social awkwardness, but now he has a larger base of friends to call upon for advice and support. His men's group provided quite a few laughs, as well as many moments that tugged at my heartstrings. I grew to love Don more and more with every page. The odd thing, I may have fallen out of love with Rosie for a large portion of the book, but eventually, she returns to her senses. I am not on the spectrum, but I have relatives who are. This book shows all sides of being on the spectrum, but definitely emphasizes the wonderful side of that person, and I really appreciate that. If Simsion has it in him, I would love to be part of the Parenting Project.

[Leah]

When Graeme Simsion published his first novel The Rosie Project in 2013, I LOVED it. I loved it so much. I am a massive, massive fan of The Big Bang Theory and I very much believe that Don Tillman is the Sheldon Cooper of the book world. And why is that a great thing? Because I love both Sheldon Cooper and Don Tillman, and suspect I am a little bit like the two of them, but on a much, much smaller scale.

The Rosie Effect brings back the fantastic Don Tillman and this time Rosie has a bit of a surprise in store for Don in the shape of a visit from THE STORK. Yes, a baby Tillman – can you imagine? And it’s as hilarious as you would expect; as Don struggles to come to terms with the fact he’s going to be a father, leading to many a hilarious situation like sitting in a park watching kids (which apparently you can’t do unless you have a kid, would you believe?).

I very much enjoyed being back in the world of Rosie and Don. Yes, it’s tough at times as you can see Rosie and Don’s relationship beginning to fracture, and you’re never quite sure if they’re going to make it (eek!!!) especially since if they can’t make it, two people who are so blatantly perfect for each other, then there’s clearly no hope for anyone else. Ever. But it’s also amazing, because Don just happens to get himself into awkward situation after awkward situation and it’s so embarrassing but so amusing, and you can’t help but love Don and hope he can get himself out of his scrapes.

I really, really, really hope Simsion is working on a third “Rosie” novel. They’re just so delightfully warm and funny and considering that’s not how most people see Don Tillman, is a huge compliment. You forget how much you love characters when you’re not with them, but as soon as you’re back with them it’s like they were never gone and whereas many sequels simply don’t live up to their original, this one does, and then some! It’s delightful!