The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion
I absolutely adored The Rosie Project when I listened to it in 2015. It was an audiobook recommendation from a friend and I loved it. A romance novel, written by a male author, featuring a scientist with Aspergers – “oddly charming and socially challenged genetics professor on an unusual quest: to find out if he is capable of true love”(Goodreads). It had everything I love about a romance novel and everything I needed for a novel to stand out, to be different, unique. A story written outside the box. Book two The Rosie Effect was just ok. But OMG The Rosie Result brought it all home. What a fantastic conclusion.
SYNOPSIS
‘The phone call signalling an escalation in the Hudson Adjustment Problem came at 10:18 a.m. on a Friday morning . . .’
Meet Don Tillman, the genetics professor with a scientific approach to everything. But he’s facing a set of human dilemmas tougher than the trickiest of equations.
Right now he is in professional hot water after a lecture goes viral; his wife of 4,380 days, Rosie, is about to lose the research job she loves; and – the most serious problem of all – their eleven-year-old son, Hudson, is struggling at school. He’s a smart kid, but socially awkward-not fitting in.
Fortunately, Don’s had a lifetime’s experience of not fitting in. And he’s going to share the solutions with Hudson. He’ll need the help of old friends and new, lock horns with the education system, and face some big questions about himself. As well as opening the world’s best cocktail bar.
Big-hearted, hilarious and exuberantly life-affirming, The Rosie Result is a story of overcoming life’s obstacles with a little love and a lot of overthinking.
MY THOUGHTS
The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion
This is going to be LONG review – just saying….
The Rosie Result was much more than I expected – it was everything I could have wanted. Meaning: I had no idea it would be this GOOD!!!!
Don, is a scientist with Aspergers and his relationship with Rosie is just wonderful. Especially considering where Don started out from, and all the hurdles he had to overcome. Seeing him now with his child, and still going strong with Rosie after 13 years made me love him even more.
Now, in The Rosie Result, the author focused on Don, and his relationship with his son, Hudson. The book is all about Don trying to make Hudson’s life at school easier. The way he goes about is heart warming and so “Don”. And Hudson, with his eleven years, has a mind of his own, and a very strong personality.
Personally, I love it when kids are part of a story. Even better if the kid is like Hudson, a mini Don, with all his complexities. Don, is one of my most favorite male characters. And his problem solving has always made me grin and chuckle. I’m not going to lie, I have a weakness for quirky characters.
Rosie and Don
I truly love their relationship. The outspokenness, openness, and honesty between them works wonders. And I loved how united Don and Rosie were in all things Hudson. I could talk for hours about the way Don and Rosie made me smile whenever they played good cop and bad cop – at least their version of it.
| last thoughts |
I believe this might have been the BEST book in this series.
That’s actually pretty amazing – it’s rare that sequels surpass first novels. But for me, having Hudson as part of the storyline, made this book even better.
I had the BEST time reading the finale of a series that I’ve enjoyed so much over the years. It’s actually bittersweet knowing that there won’t be another Don book. Especially since this one was SO GOOD!!
Something I wanted to mention, I have no idea if the author correctly portrait Autism or if the scientific explanations are true in regards to Autism. I hate that our world and society can be so incredibly intolerant towards minorities and anyone that is or feels differently. But for me this is still a work of fiction, I love the author’s voice, his characters and the way he writes. And I can’t wait to see if he’ll end up writing something as entertaining as this series again.
The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion
«The Rosie Project» is on my TBR, I bought right after seeing someone recommending it because of Eleanor Oliphant (which is like the best book ever! 😀 ).
The book isn’t as dark as Eleanor, which I liked. But if you enjoy audiobooks, I can only recommend it, Don’s dry wit, and direct demeanor comes across beautifully on audio.