The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion Summary
Overview of The Rosie Project
A genetics professor designs a scientific wife-finding project, only to have his orderly world upended by a woman who fails every criteria. Bill Gates' favorite rom-com that spent 65 weeks on NYT bestseller lists - proving love's most fascinating algorithm is having no algorithm at all.
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When Science Meets Serendipity
Don Tillman approaches life with scientific precision. A brilliant genetics professor with impeccable routines, Don decides to tackle his persistent singlehood with the same methodical rigor he applies to his research. The result? The Wife Project-a sixteen-page questionnaire designed to filter out unsuitable candidates based on criteria ranging from punctuality to BMI. In Don's mind, this systematic approach will efficiently identify his perfect match while eliminating the social confusion that has plagued his previous attempts at dating. The "Apricot Ice Cream Disaster" perfectly exemplifies Don's relationship challenges. When a date couldn't get her preferred flavor, Don attempted to prove through experimentation that she couldn't distinguish between fruit flavors anyway. Unsurprisingly, she abandoned the date, leaving Don puzzled by yet another romantic failure. Despite being intelligent, financially stable, and physically fit, Don's social awkwardness, rigid routines, and inability to read emotional cues have consistently sabotaged his romantic prospects. What Don fails to realize is that relationships rarely conform to scientific formulas. His questionnaire isn't just filtering potential partners-it's filtering out the very unpredictability that makes love transformative.
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The Father Project
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When Logic Falls in Love
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Finding Balance Between Order and Chaos
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