Do you feel happy for don when he eliminates a number of unconventional mannerisms p. Book clubs will fall in love with the rosie project. Additional discussion questions, the rosie project syracuse. Sep 10, 2014 to participate in the book club, you can get the rosie project from any dauphin county library. It is a thoroughly entertaining book that you wont regret picking up. Gene sends rosie, a graduate student in his department, to don as a joke, a ringer for the wife project. Don has aspergers syndrome which is a form of autism which has created characteristics in him that limit his success in social interactions. The rosie project opens as strongly as any comic novel ive read in a long time. Make your book club evening even more special by preparing a menu that carries out the theme of your book. There is no rhyme or reason to the books we pick and they have spanned many different genres. There wasnt much focus on food in this novel, but there was a scene at a baseball game, so i centered the menu on classic stadium foods. Graeme simsion published a sequel to the rosie project in december 2014the rosie effect. Arrestingly endearing and entirely unconventional, graeme simsions distinctive debut will resonate with anyone who has ever tenaciously gone after life or love in the face of great challenges.
As the novel makes its logically irrefutable progression, readers will. How did you find this months book, the rosie project by graeme simsion. These questions will help your group have a fun and thorough conversation about graeme simsions novel. With a friends help, he devises a questionnaire to assess the suitability of female partners. When geneticist don tillman decides that dating is a poor way to find a life partner especially considering hes never had a second date, he decides the approach the issue of finding a mate in a scientific way. This charming, funny novel was exactly what i needed after a couple of weeks filled with horror, wartime secrets, and violent crime. The rosie project i am part of a book club with a great group of humber college journo girlfriends. Don becomes intrigued by the father project, as he dubs it, and then by rosie herself. The rosie project, a novel by graeme simsion and winner of the 2012 victorian premiers literary award for an unpublished manuscript and australian book industry association book of the year for 2014 was published in australia by text publishing on 30 january, 20. His first novel, the rosie project, was published in 20 and translation rights have been sold in over thirtyfive languages. The rosie project fans, graeme simsion talk novel at.
At its heart the book is a lighthearted love story and reminds us that love can be messy. Graeme lives in australia with his wife, anne, and their two children, and is currently working on a sequel to the rosie project. If you did not read the book and would like to participate, pick up a copy of the rosie project and. Originally written as a screenplay, the rosie project is graeme simsions debut novel. This months selection was the rosie project by graeme simsion. The rosie project by graeme simsion the international bestselling romantic comedy.
Readers will root for don and rosie throughout simsions delightful romantic comedy. Finding her woefully unsuitable, don agrees to help the beautiful but fragile rosie learn the identity of her biological father. I loved dons meticulous routines, calculations and set menus and am. Our lovely hostess, caroline, made a fabulous meal and with the books theme including lobster bisque, a tomato salad, and these adorable pastry roses for dessert. Oct 01, 20 arrestingly endearing and entirely unconventional, graeme simsions distinctive debut will resonate with anyone who has ever tenaciously gone after life or love in the face of great challenges. Anyway, last night was book club at my house, and we had a great time. One friend even said she put it aside towards the end as she didnt want it to end. This month we read the rosie project by graeme simsion. A skype appearance from author graeme simsion, of course, did. One of the things i most enjoy about hosting book club is the opportunity to invite friends from all different parts of my life churchworkhigh. The rosie project by graeme simsion booklist queen.
The rosie project, by graeme simsion former it consultant graeme simsions debut novel, the rosie project, is a scientific romp about a probablyaspergersaffected genetics. Filled with humor and plenty of heart, the rosie project is a delightful reminder that all of us, no matter how were wired, just want to fit in. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The novel centers on genetics professor don tillman, who struggles to have a serious relationship with women. How would you summarize the rosie project for someone without giving away too much of the plot. Its main character, drex easton, is an fbi agent in pursuit of a serial killer, but for him its personal. Oct 29, 2019 book clubs will fall in love with the rosie project.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Its a light, humorous, easy to read story about don tillman, an. The rosie project is a 20 australian novel by australian novelist graeme simsion. I finished reading the rosie project by graeme simsion months ago, and. Don gets in trouble with the dean for using the genetics lab for his personal project with rosie. Library journal the rosie project is an upbeat, quirky, impertinent gem of a read. My friends who had read the rosie project had loved it and told me i would love it too. The rosie project by graeme simsion is so wonderful.
Use this list of book club menus for ideas or search for specific themes or cuisines. Which parts of the father project did you like the most the basement confrontation, the bathroom escape, the trip to the nursing home, etc. Full of heart and humor, simsions debut novel about a fussy, sociallychallenged mans search for the perfect wife is smart, breezy, quirky, and fun. Graeme simsion suggests some ideas for discussing the rosie project with your book club. Jul 02, 2014 anyway, last night was book club at my house, and we had a great time discussing the rosie project a little bit, and sipping sangria, snacking chips and salsa my faves, and just hanging out. Oct 01, 20 listen to rosie project audiobook by graeme simsion. Listen to rosie project audiobook by graeme simsion. Then he meets rosie, who is everything hes not looking for in a wife, but she ends up his friend as he helps her try and find her biological father. Book club menu the rosie project mango avocado salad lobster salad rock lobster good food fun food salad recipes. Book club the rosie project uncategorized welcome to book club. While away on a long weekend in noosa visiting my husbands sister and her family from london i managed to finish my book club book the rosie project by graeme simsion. Happily, simsion doesnt give don an unbelievable emotional makeover.
The author also wrote a book about traditional century punch when done right, the most. Syracuse book club message board additional discussion questions, the rosie project. The rosie project questions for discussion all good books. Jan 30, 20 the rosie project by graeme simsion is so wonderful. Apr 18, 2018 possible discussion questions for the rosie project. Book club questions for the rosie project by graeme simsion december 24, 20 books books contemporary fiction december 20 fiction don tillman, a scientist and geneticist, has rampant aspergers syndrome but he doesnt know it.
The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. Maybe a weekly repeating meal plan is a bit much, but a twoweek plan, i could totally get behind. The rosie project by graeme simsion this charming, funny novel was exactly what i needed after a couple of weeks filled with horror, wartime secrets, and violent crime. I read this book as part of my book club, and it was a resounding hit with. Another option in the spirit of dons own weekly menu would be this lobster salad with avocado and mango. An fbi agent is determined to catch a man who bilks and murders wealthy women, but the chase goes slowly. This lime drop martini needs to be on the menu tonight.
The rosie project is for anyone who is looking for a charming romanticcomedy book to indulge in. The rosie project by graeme simsion book club discussion. With all of the book choices at target youll be sure to find the right pick for you. The rosie project book club questions and recipe sage and pineapple margaritas heres a brief summary for the rosie project. Enter rosie jarman who is a barmaid, late, drinks, smokes, and is on a quest to find out who her father is.
The rosie project is a first novel by australian writer graeme simsion, which he. Aug 28, 2015 book club the rosie project august 28, 2015 creatopath novels 2 comments while away on a long weekend in noosa visiting my husbands sister and her family from london i managed to finish my book club book the rosie project by graeme simsion. To participate in the book club, you can get the rosie project from any dauphin county library. Additional discussion questions, the rosie project. He implements what he calls the standardized meal system meaning. Come join us for a book discussion as we read the rosie project by graeme simsion. Jan 19, 2015 1 ounce tequila juice from 12 lime 1 teaspoon agave nectar 1 ounce pineapple juice 2 sage leaves muddle sage leaves with lime juice in a shaker.
Pineapple sage pineapple juice lime juice book club menu the rosie project agave nectar cocktail glass tequila margarita. The feisty young smoker rosie is far from his ideal but he becomes engrossed in the father project, helping her to search for her biological. The rosie project is the story of don tillman, an associate professor of genetics at a major university in melbourne, australia. Jan 25, 2014 originally written as a screenplay, the rosie project is graeme simsions debut novel. In order to find his ideal life partner he designs the wife project. Don tillman, like many of us, is observant about other people, but fails to have basic insights about himself. Graeme simsions the rosie project is a romantic comedy about an unusually specific man, but it still manages to be universal as it deals with the contradictions of being human. Im going to attempt to enumerate my enjoyment of the novel. Graeme lives in australia with his wife, anne, and their two children. Look through a large collection of baby books and kids books that your little ones will enjoy. The rosie project book by graeme simsion official publisher. The rosie project is a book written by graeme simsion about don tillman, a highly intelligent professor in genetics, who starts an scientificlike project to find a.
The feisty young smoker rosie is far from his ideal but he becomes engrossed in the father. The rosie project book club discussion questions thoughtco. News about the us publication of the the rosie project. Fans of the tv show the big bang theory will see shades of sheldon and penny in these characters. Graeme simsion is a former it consultant and the author of two nonfiction books on database design who decided, at the age of fifty, to turn his hand to fiction. When don tillman, genetics professor, decides that hes ready to find a wife, he creates a lengthy questionnaire to find herthe wife project. Don tillman, a brilliant yet socially challenged professor of genetics, designs the wife project to find his perfect partner. The rosie project, by graeme simsion former it consultant graeme simsions debut novel, the rosie project, is a scientific romp about a. A novel don tillman book 1 kindle edition by simsion, graeme.
Don tillman, a professor of genetics, sets up a project designed to find him the perfect wife, starting with a questionnaire that has to be adjusted a little as he goes along. Full of heart and humor, simsions debut novel about a fussy, sociallychallenged mans search. The rosie project book club questions and recipe book. Its truly one of the funniest and most poignant novels ive read, and when youve. Book club menubook club foodthe rosie projectmango avocado saladaustralian lobsterrock lobsterlobster saladentreesfun food. Genetics professor don tillman is an unusual man, a man who believes in strict order, routine, timing and organisation. At its heart the book is a lighthearted love story and reminds us that love can be messy, unexpected and amazing all in one. The hardest part of the book was understanding how don connects with rosie. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the rosie project. If you found the rosie project enjoyable, explain why.
Serve the group a simple and delicious meal, let the wine flowand theyll want to have every meeting at your house. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. The rosie project book club kit central rappahannock. Our meetings are now on the third thursdays of each month. And so, in the orderly, evidencebased manner with which don approaches all things. A highfunctioning but emotionally illiterate guy like don makes a perfect unreliable narrator. The rosie project, a hilarious novel by graeme simsion. The rosie project questions for discussion all good.
The book is the fictional story of don, a professor with aspergers syndrome and set in australia with a few chapters in new york. Graeme simsions story lives up to the prestigious award of australian book of the year 2014. His screen adaptation of the rosie project won the australian writers guildinscription award for best romantic comedy script and has been optioned by sony pictures. First tuesday book club the rosie projectmetamorphosis. So i started the book with fairly high but unspecific expectations. Don tillman is an associate professor of genetics at the university of melbourne. The rosie project an international sensation, this hilarious, feelgood novel is narrated by an oddly charming and socially challenged genetics professor on an unusual quest. These questions were compiled using questions and ideas from lit. Even though they might want you to read the same book over and over again, its a good idea to add variety to the mix. Is it ever okay to break the rules in order to help someone. Anyway, last night was book club at my house, and we had a great time discussing the rosie project a little bit, and sipping sangria, snacking chips and salsa my faves, and just hanging out. This thursday, april 19, 2018 the all good books group will meet to discuss the rosie project by graeme simsion. He wants a woman who is punctual, doesnt smoke, is logical.