The Rosie Effect

By: Graeme Simsion

Narrated by: Dan O'Grady

Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

Critic reviews

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

Great Sequel

Would you listen to The Rosie Effect again? Why?

I usually don't love sequels, but this novel managed to continue a very fun and interesting narrative and keep the lovable Don alive for another few hundred pages. I hope for a third book.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I actually enjoyed Gene in this sequel. Gene is still a bit of a pig, but the author gives him a more complex and sympathetic role this time.

What does Dan O'Grady bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The reader does a good job of conveying Don's seriousness but inflecting enough to keep me engaged while driving.

Perfectly paced and hilarious imagery!

such an easy to follow story with laugh out loud imagery. I had a hard time saying goodbye to these characters.

a very satisfying sequel to the Rose Project

The story was just as funny as the first book. I enjoyed the narrator who managed a very credible American accent in line with the New York setting.

Don’t listen to the critics! It’s a great sequel to The Rosie Project!

I almost didn’t get this book based on the negative reviews, but I now have to wonder if those listeners really couldn’t connect with the storyline because they haven’t experienced marriage and the challenges of expecting a baby. I’m happy to report that this book was just as funny, just as brilliant and just as emotional and heartwarming as the first book. The detailed rollercoaster ride that Don and Rosie normally experience, along with a few new characters in New York’s eclectic community, brings the reader into several viewpoints of love and commitment. I liken Graeme Simsion’s storytelling to Liane Moriarty, but with great attention to dialogue with an unreliable narrator.

Unusual love

Delightful quirky complicated relationship story of caring and misunderstanding from a uniquely clinical perspective - just a teaser for a tale that will make you laugh.

Just as delightful as the first

At first I noticed a slight difference in the narration. It didn’t seem quite as crisp and exuberant as it had in the first book. But after the comparison faded, it seemed appropriate to the characters and their stories. I confess to laughing out loud a couple of times, which is hard for a writer to accomplish without a canned laugh track. I diagnosed the pleasure of sweet humor.

Loved this book as much as the Rosie Project

Great characters and an element of mystery make these Rosie books some of my favourite new novels.

Atypical and yet Perfect.

Fun, encouraging read for those of us who have never been accused of being "normal".

Read it

I enjoyed this book and recommend it as a follow up to The Rosie Project.
I had a little harder time getting into the story of Don and Rosie than I did in the first book but I still ended up laughing and trying not to cry just as before.
Rosie wasn't as likable to me through most of the story, she wasn't as tolerant of Don's quirks, but this book is really more about Don's journey into fatherhood.
Read it, better yet, listen to it, you'll like it.

Excellent

Rating due to adoration
I would recommend this book to people who like to laugh.