I have been reading a lot lately. For the first time in my life I am reading more than one book at a time. I use it as a relaxation technique usually. Right before bed I engross myself in a book until my eyes get so tired I can't keep them open. Sometimes that takes 5 minutes, other times 55. It all depends on the day. The book I am reading has to have enough interest to take me away from my day, take me to a new place where I don't have to think about the things that are happening to me. Sometimes that doesn't take much.
This book took me a while to read. That might have been because I was reading something else at the time, or maybe because the story is told by a character that has Aspergers. His attention to detail, his formal speech, his schedules and his constant quirkiness is enough to confuse you while you read. He speaks very literally and sometimes is hard to follow. The entire time I was reading this book I thought of Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory (a very popular comedy on CBS). Don Tillman is Sheldon. I could hear Sheldon's voice in my head. Knowing that show and it's characters may be the reason I enjoyed this book so much, the difficulty included.
It's just makes you feel good at times because it shows a man who is different, who knows he's different, trying to do everything he can to be "normal" to impress a girl he can't even believe he likes. It all starts when a friend of his suggests that he would make a good mate. Before she makes the suggestion, Don hasn't even entertained the idea. He has always been Don, the alone scientist. He works at a university where he studies/teaches genetics. He has two friends, a husband and wife, he met while working. His mom calls every Sunday, but he is not close with his family. I think he mentions an older sister who died trying to have a child. He had an older neighbor in his apartment building he enjoyed spending time with, but she ends up getting Alzheimer's and ends up in a nursing home. It is her kind words to Don that gets him thinking. "Maybe I can find a Wife."
That begins the Wife Project. When you read about it, it will make you laugh. His idea of finding someone to spend his life with is comical. He creates a questionaire he thinks will find him the perfect wife. What he learns along the way about women, relationships and himself is the reason I kept reading.
This book is called the Rosie Project so obviously a girl name Rosie will enter the picture. She is a great character as well and the perfect match for Don as he struggles with finding a wife, and understanding himself. Don's story and his struggles give you something to root for. Even if he never finds a wife, he is working so hard to interact with people, to deviate a little from his scheduled activities, to relax a little instead of obsessing. His efforts are worth applause and the romantic comedy told at the same time just makes the book more worthy of your time. Make a minute and read the Rosie Project, before it hits the big screen.
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