• The Rosie Effect

  • By: Graeme Simsion
  • Narrated by: Dan O'Grady
  • Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (3,898 ratings)

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The Rosie Effect

By: Graeme Simsion
Narrated by: Dan O'Grady
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The highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times best-selling novel The Rosie Project, starring the same extraordinary couple now living in New York and unexpectedly expecting their first child. Get ready to fall in love all over again.

Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are back. The Wife Project is complete, and Don and Rosie are happily married and living in New York. But they’re about to face a new challenge because - surprise! - Rosie is pregnant.

Don sets about learning the protocols of becoming a father, but his unusual research style gets him into trouble with the law. Fortunately his best friend Gene is on hand to offer advice: he’s left Claudia and moved in with Don and Rosie.

As Don tries to schedule time for pregnancy research, getting Gene and Claudia to reconcile, servicing the industrial refrigeration unit that occupies half his apartment, helping Dave the Baseball Fan save his business, and staying on the right side of Lydia the social worker, he almost misses the biggest problem of all: he might lose Rosie when she needs him the most.

Graeme Simsion first introduced these unforgettable characters in The Rosie Project, which NPR called "sparkling entertainment along the lines of Where’d You Go Bernadette and When Harry Met Sally." The San Francisco Chronicle said, "Sometimes you just need a smart love story that will make anyone, man or woman, laugh out loud." If you were swept away by the audiobook that's captivated listeners worldwide, you will love The Rosie Effect.

©2014 Graeme Simsion. All rights reserved. (P)2014 Simon and Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

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"[N]arrator Dan O'Grady is every bit as engaging as he was the first time around." ( AudioFile)

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The bad reviews are true, alas....

This second installment of Simsion's "Rosie" series lacks everything that made the first book ("The Rosie Project") enjoyable--namely likeable and original characters, insights on Asperger's syndrome, and a romantic and suspenseful plot. It's a perfect example of what happens when a one-off author is pressured by a publisher to produce a sequel and has nothing to say or give. I'd read all the negative reviews of "The Rosie Effect," but went ahead and ordered it anyway....a complete waste of a credit.

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The Same But Different

Simsion portrays Don’s perspective of life with the same charm, but is unable to recapture the humor of the first book. One sees from the beginning that Don’s attempt to fix relationship problems will fail since the problems are caused by Rosie’s subterfuge and internal struggles rather than his own misinterpretations. Don’s attempts land him into the kind of trouble that cause more cringing than laughing.

Still, I found myself listening to the entire book in one day, missing much needed sleep – a sure sign of a good book. If readers are able to put comparisons to the first book aside, they will find Simsion’s writing fresh and his ability to write dialogue entertaining. His insight into Asperger’s syndrome is fascinating as well as enlightening.

Overall, don’t skip this because it doesn’t offer all of the humor of the first book. If you are able to push comparisons aside and listen without expectation, you won’t be disappointed.

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Loved the first one....

The sequal focused on how truly terrible a couple they really are. It was not endearing like the first. I came out of this book very much disliking Rosie.

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Not a total loser

I loved the first book: The Rosie Project. I just liked this one. Heavy subject needed to be lightened up a little.

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Don and Rosie.. It's Not The Rosie Project

I downloaded The Rosie Effect yesterday evening and listened into the night, so I am worthless today at work. (What am I thinking when I start new audiobooks at bedtime?).

Rose and Don are pregnant and they have a houseguest. Don continues to spark the readers interest and has amusing moments with his antisocial personality. Rosie is charming, but just doesn't make the story sing.

This novel lacked something as compared to the first in the series, The Rosie Project. We are not apt to laugh and make fun of Don as in the first novel. His quirky personality is what we loved. The author gives the reader the perception that Don is handicapped and mentally ill. (Which of course he is, but that's no fun).

It's so rare to experience a 5 star follow up to a sequal, and this sequal is no different. Narration is consistent with the first novel, and very good.

Keep in mind, I am among the pickiest of readers, and I did enjoy the novel. For most audible listeners, it is probably worth a credit.

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Good, But No Rosie Project

What did you like best about The Rosie Effect? What did you like least?

I loved Don Tillman, I am loyal toward his character no matter how badly he screws up. What I didn't like was Rosie. I found her to be less endearing and straight up mean in this installment.

Would you recommend The Rosie Effect to your friends? Why or why not?

I would recommend The Rosie Project first, and then let them decide about the second book. I feel like this book and the first are kind of subjective. Not everyone will like them and they kind of appeal to a certain type of person.

What about Dan O'Grady’s performance did you like?

Dan O' Grady brings Don to life. Seriously, I cannot picture what this audio would sound like without him. He makes the character real.

Was The Rosie Effect worth the listening time?

Yes, I do think it was, but again I had issues with the behavior of Rosie who was so wickedly amazing in TRP. I understand that she is pregnant in this one, but I've never met a pregnant woman more annoying, cold or dejecting as Rosie.

Any additional comments?

I think fans of TRP will enjoy it. Don's adventures through life make it a very enjoyable read.

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Super entertaining!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book made me happy and angey and then happy again. I did laugh quite a bit. I had been driving from California to Washington and this made the trip delightful

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Entertaining read!

Would you listen to The Rosie Effect again? Why?

Probably not, only because I never listen or read books more than once.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I actually (and surprisingly) liked Gene in this. I despised him in the first book, and though parts of his character in this almost didn't make sense or match from the last book, he was much more likable. I also like Dan O'Grady's voice for him.

What about Dan O'Grady’s performance did you like?

He's fantastic! I don't think they could have found a better Don.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It was entertaining. I am not a fan of the F bomb and it almost seems uncomfortable when it's mentioned. I really wish (for both this and the Rosie Project) that it wasn't in there. Overall, I liked that this was an easy read and it wasn't confusing like ending of the first book.

Any additional comments?

Other reviews had complained about not liking Rosie in this and I kept waiting for her to do something that would make me dislike her, but it never happened. She was shut down or fairly quiet for most of the book and maybe that's what they didn't like? I actually thought many times that she has a lot of patience for Don when I, personally, would lose my crap over the stuff that he does. Spoiler*** Like when he moves her out of their apartment when she leaves for work and throws out a bunch of her stuff.
Overall, if you enjoyed the characters of the Rosie Project, I think you would also thoroughly enjoy this book as well.

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RUD Review Under Development!

My husband and I enjoyed listening to this book while traveling. It was amusing and enlightning in relationship discussions. We were not pleased with the frequent use of the F word and prefer books without that component.
Character development was good.
The narrator was pleasant and his accents for the different characters were very good. How ever we were very bothered by the fact the volume dropped each time the character portrayed was a female voice. Many times in the book the volume dropped low enough that we were unable to turn it up loud enough to really discern the comments. That could probably be resolved in the sound booth would be our guess and it would make it much more pleasant to listen to without having to turn the volume up and down for the different characters. We found it frustrating to have to rewind to determine what was said.
Overall we enjoyed the writers take on relationships very much!

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started off slowly but picked up midway

I really enjoyed The Rosie Project, so wanted to try this one. At first I was disappointed. It redeemed itself midway through and was enjoyable to the end.

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