The Rosie Project - Book Review (NO SPOILERS)
January 07, 2015
Author: Graeme C. Simison
I know I don’t
post book reviews that often, but often (due to the amount of college work I have
to do) I don’t get chance to read as much as I would like. But recently, I’ve
had a surge of wanting to read so here I am… :)
My friend
got me this book for Christmas and I had heard about it from some other
friends, but that was as far as my knowledge went. As soon as I began to read I
realised that this wasn’t your ordinary girly boy meets girl as, firstly it’s written from a 39 year old
university professor’s point of view, and also the narrator is socially
challenged, leaving a lot to be interpreted by the reader as the book
progresses. But, despite this, I was drawn into the story straight away and I had
a hunger to see how it ended. Plus I liked the idea that the main character
devises a test to help him get a wife (there’s a copy in the back of the book I
have and I am wildly un-match-able for him L ) because
it’s different and not the stereotypical boy
meets girl in coffee shop or girl and
boy meet through tragic situation which I think makes it better!
However, as
a romance nut, I felt that the romantic side of the book was a little lacking
(I mean there was this one bit, but nothing really happened after that so…) and
it kinda seemed a little rushed at the end.
Overall, I think
this is worth an 8/10 for the entertainment value and the fact that it made me
chuckle.
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