The Rosie Project

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I have discovered recently that I struggle with awkward narrators - think Eleanor Oliphant of "Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine" by Gail Honeyman and Britt-Marie of "Britt-Marie was Here" by Fredrik Backman. Stories told about these same people would be just fine, but when the person telling the story does something or says something cringe worthy, I have a hard time pushing through the story. That said, I think that if I had read "The Rosie Project" in larger chunks I would have liked it more. I'm also think that other people's rave reviews threw me off a bit. Where they instantly loved the story and Don's quirks, I was left too preoccupied by how sad Don's isolation was.

So "The Rosie Project" is a good read, but not my personal favorite though I did indeed love Rosie. I'd rather fall into another one of Marisa de los Santos or Taylor Jenkins Reid's love stories instead.

Happy reading--

(Book 37 - 2019)

ps. Another lesson learned is that I really shouldn't let people loan me books. It often feels quasi-forced, and almost every time, I wind up not liking the book as much as I would have if it didn't feel like an obligation...or I wouldn't have read it in the first place.....