Book #17: The Rosie Project

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I'm on a roll with good books lately! I never would've chosen this on my own, but my friend Carrie recommended it, and likened the main character to Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory. I love Sheldon and I thought it was a fun premise, so I placed a hold through the library's e-book service. (So weird that they place holds on electronic books.) That was weeks ago and I just got it today, so apparently I'm not the only one who wanted to read it!

Here's part of the Amazon synopsis:

The art of love is never a science: Meet Don Tillman, a brilliant yet socially inept professor of genetics, who’s decided it’s time he found a wife. In the orderly, evidence-based manner with which Don approaches all things, he designs the Wife Project to find his perfect partner: a sixteen-page, scientifically valid survey to filter out the drinkers, the smokers, the late arrivers. 

I was immediately drawn in to the story. And of course I read it all in one night. Haha. You'd think a first-person-narrative by such a socially inept character would be a stilted, awkward read. But it's not. It's funny and heart-warming and brilliant. I loved it so much that I immediately placed its sequel on hold at the library, too. :-)

I'm a nerd and always read the "notes from the author" at the end of the book. In his notes Simsion reveals that he originally wrote The Rosie Project as a screenplay, which makes a lot of sense. I felt strongly throughout the entire story that this would make an amazing movie. I hope that it becomes one someday. (Mostly so I can be a snob and say, "The book was better than the movie.")

2 thumbs up! If you like Sheldon Cooper, you have to read this book. (And maybe even if you don't have a clue who Sheldon Cooper is. It really was a great read.)

[Small disclaimer: there was a fair amount of profanity and plenty of references to sex throughout the story, though never anything explicit.]