#141 in Romance
The Rosie Project
- 329
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 5 weeks on the list, peaked at #4
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Our view
“The Rosie Project” owes almost all of its charm to its narrator’s voice: literal, methodical and funnier than he knows. He is a genetics professor who tries to find a partner by questionnaire. Some readers find the plot, low on conflict and without a real villain, a little too sweet or too slight for so good a premise. As a warm, quick, good-natured romantic comedy it does its job very well.
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About the book
The Rosie Project is a 2013 Australian novel by Australian novelist Graeme Simsion. The novel centres on genetics professor Don Tillman, who struggles to have serious relationships with women. With a friend's help, he devises a questionnaire to assess the suitability of female partners. His plans are set off course when he meets Rosie, who does not fit many of Tillman's criteria, but becomes a big part of his life. The work was first published on 30 January 2013 in Australia by Text Publishing and the rights have since been sold in over 40 other countries. International sales are in excess of 3.5 million copies and the book was named Book of the Year for 2014 by the Australian Book Industry Association. In the United States the novel was published through Simon & Schuster and in the United Kingdom through Penguin Books.
Reading order · Don Tillman
Full order & progress →- The Rosie ProjectThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - The Rosie Effect
7.37.3 / 10 - The Rosie Result
7.87.8 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 683 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 82% of the weight and the score stays at 7.7 — the Romance average of 7.6 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 36 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 647 | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Rosie Project?
It has 329 pages — shorter than 85% of the ranked books in Romance.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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