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“Sometimes you just need a smart love story that will make anyone, man or woman, laugh out loud.”
— San Francisco Chronicle
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“Move over, Sheldon Cooper. There’s a new brilliant, socially inept scientist poised to win over a huge audience, and his name is Don Tillman, in The Rosie Project…. It’s not surprising that debut novelist Graeme Simsion has a background in science—The Rosie Project, already a success in Australia, seems almost precision engineered to keep readers turning pages. But unlike its unexpectedly lovable hero, this rom-com is bursting with warmth, emotional depth, and intentional humor.”
— Entertainment Weekly
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“It’s natural to be wary of a novel that’s been the target of such gushy praise. Publishers in at least thirty-eight countries have snapped up the rights to The Rosie Project, which has been touted as a ‘publishing phenomenon,’ an ‘international sensation’ and no less than ‘the feel-good hit of 2013.’ Well, squelch your inner cynic: the hype is justified. Australian Graeme Simsion has written a genuinely funny novel…. This is classic rom-com.”
— The Washington Post
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“Simsion’s attention to detail brings to life Don’s wonderful, weird world. Instead of using Don’s Asperger’s syndrome as a fault, or a lead-in to a tragic turn of events, Simsion creates a heartwarming story of an extraordinary man learning to live in an ordinary world, and to love. As Don would say, this book is ‘great fun.’”
— USA Today
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“Filled with humor and plenty of heart, The Rosie Project is a delightful reminder that all of us, no matter how we’re wired, just want to fit in.”
— Chicago Tribune
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“One of the year’s most promising and original novelists.”
— The Wall Street Journal
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“Funny, touching, and hard to put down, The Rosie Project is certain to entertain even as readers delve into deep themes. For a book about a logic-based quest for love, it has a lot of heart…. [an] immensely enjoyable novel.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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“Read-out-loud laughter begins by page two in Simsion’s debut novel about a thirty-nine-year-old genetics professor with Asperger’s—but utterly unaware of it—looking to solve his Wife Problem…. What follows are his utterly clueless but more often thoroughly charming exploits in exploring his capacity for romance…. This novel is perfectly timed.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Polished debut fiction…. Simsion can plot a story, set a scene, write a sentence, finesse a detail. A pity more popular fiction isn’t this well written…. A sparkling, laugh-out-loud novel.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“[A] bright, whip-snappingly funny romantic comedy…. Readers, too, will push eagerly through the narrative, and at the end they’ll have one thought: thank goodness there’s a sequel.”
— Library Journal