The Rosie Effect

By: Graeme Simsion

Narrated by: Dan O'Grady

With The Rosie Project, “Graeme Simsion achieved the impossible and created an entirely new kind of romantic hero” (Jojo Moyes, New York Times bestselling author). Now Don Tillman returns in the hilarious and charming sequel to the international sensation. Get ready to fall in love all over again.

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.

Picking up where The Rosie Project left off, The Rosie Effect is a fun, hilarious, and poignant read. “Don Tillman helps us believe in possibility, makes us proud to be human beings, and the bonus is this: he keeps us laughing like hell” (Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook).

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.