"The Rosie Project" by Graeme Simsion

This book received a lot of great reviews from bloggers and booktubers so I decided to check it out. In my opinion, it was not as great as a lot of people made it out to be. It is quite entertaining, but the plot is very predictable and moves down the well-beaten trajectory of many romantic comedies. The author has a sequel coming out this year called The Rosie Effect but I don't think I will be reading it immediately after it comes out.

Now to the plot. The main character is a genetics professor by the name of Don Tillman. He is in his thirties and by all accounts has the Asperger's Syndrome.  If you are not familiar with it, think of the popular sitcom The Big Bang Theory - Sheldon is the prime example of someone with the syndrome. Don Tillman is intelligent, pedantic, highly organized and seemingly void of any emotions. He makes decisions based on reason, has a highly structured lifestyle, and seems to be generally content except for a minor detail: his love life has not been working out. So he decides to develop a detailed questionnaire and launch a search for a potential wife. He then quite by chance meets Rosie who he considers to be utterly unsuitable to be a life partner based on his multitude of criteria. But one's heart does not always listen to reason. The two end up being drawn to each other and we follow their story as the two work out their differences and try to find their way to happiness and to each other.

The book is very well-written and quite funny in places. It would make a great weekend read. So if you are looking for something lighthearted and quick to read, this book is for you.