Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Graeme, just go back to IT consulting…

The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

The Rosie result by Graeme Simsion

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Here go the hate reads! I needed to know if Don ever came to the patently obvious realization that he’s autistic, and if Rosie ever cuts herself free from that knot before he finds a way to hang her from it. Mostly, though, I just wanted to see if these books could possibly get worse still and the answer to that question is a resounding yes. And if you’re wondering if spoilers follow, the answer to that question is also yes. SPOILER WARNING! First, there’s The […]

Oh no….

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

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Oh no. Oh nooo. It’s a series. Those were my exact words upon doing a cursory Google search prior to starting this review. In prepping to tear into The Rosie Project, I learned that there are two follow-ups that I don’t think my morbid curiosity will let me not read. To answer my previous question of if I’m a masochist: yes. Why else would I suffer through multiple seasons of dreadful Dexter and Archer simply because I’d already devoted so many years of my time to the shows? Why […]

“When you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

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#CBR12 Bingo: White Whale (on my TBR list since early 2014) (Would also work for Cannonballer Says, Debut, or Red or Yellow – depending on what edition of the novel you are reading) Don Tillman lives his life on a fairly rigid schedule. He eats the same things every week, he has set aside a certain amount of time for work, exercise, cleaning his flat and so forth, and any deviations that force him to change the schedule makes him annoyed. He doesn’t socialise much, except for the […]

Autistic people are still recognizably human, yo.

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

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I might sound more harsh than I intend or than is warranted, but I really am sick of the trope of neuro-atypical people not understanding our strange human ways.  I haven’t seen anything but clips of the Big Bang Theory, but the Sheldon Cooper type – wacky misunderstandings! – grates on my nerves; autistic people don’t walk around like automaton slaves to logic any more than depressed people walk around in tears all the time. This book doesn’t lean hard into the wrong lane, but […]

Don is back for another adventure, this time in parenting

The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion

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The third book in the Rosie trilogy sees Don Tillman – scientist, husband, father, world’s greatest problem-solver – facing a new challenge, this time in the form of his eleven year old son, Hudson. Don and Rosie have been married for over a decade and things are ticking along nicely (if you ignore a work event where Don is accused of racism, very publicly) until they receive a call from school about Hudson. Ensuing talks reveal the school would like him tested for autism. In […]

I was not as entertained as many were

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

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Don Tillman is a genetics professor at a university in Australia who has decided that it is time to find a wife.  He has tried dating before to disastrous results, and stumbles upon the idea that a questionnaire will help mitigate the disasters.  He asks a fellow professor and friend, Gene, to help him. Gene is a notorious playboy, trying to sleep with women from as many countries as possible.  He is also an ass for not seeing that the “open marriage” he has with […]



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