52 Weeks 52 Books ~ THE ROSIE PROJECT ~ Week Ending November 25, 2013
“But I’m not good at understanding what other people want.’
‘Tell me something I don’t know,’ said Rosie for no obvious reason. I quickly searched my mind for an interesting fact.
‘Ahhh…The testicles of drone bees and wasp spiders explode during sex.”
―
Graeme Simsion,
The Rosie Project
THE ROSIE PROJECT by Graeme Simsion
Don Tillman is a brilliant scientist, but hopeless at social interactions. Determined to find a wife, Don develops a sixteen page
questionnaire for “The Wife Project.” When Rosie Jarman walks in with her “Father Project, ” Don quickly discounts her as a candidate for his lifelong partner, but is caught up in helping her find out who her biological father was. As Don narrates
the book in first person, the reader gets to share in the challenges he faces in dealing with Asperger's Syndrome, trying to navigate many
situations that unsettle his scientifically calculated approach to daily
existence. This novel is a
wonderful tale of two very different people developing a
relationship and how they accommodate each other's uniqueness. The ending may leave you with questions about the outcome of the Father Project, but the Wife Project seems pretty well settled. Look for a sequel....... ~ Katherine
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I have two books this week. The first is a cozy mystery set in Victorian England. I liked the characters immediately and thought it was a good mystery. I already have the second book in the series in my bookshelf.
The Inspector and Mrs Jeffries - Mrs. Jeffries, Bk 1
Author: Emily Brightwell
IS THERE A DETECTIVE IN THE HOUSE? She keeps house for Inspector Witherspoon... and keeps him on his toes. Everyone is astonished by the inspector's Scotland Yard successes - but they don't know about his secret weapon. In fact, even he doesn't know about his secret weapon... because she's as ladylike as she is clever. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffries' polished detection skills are up to the task... proving that behind every great man there's a woman - and that a crime-solver's work is never done...
This book I wasn't so sure about and ended up loving it. You end up rooting for Queen Victoria and her demon fighting skills!
Queen Victoria Demon Hunter
Author: A. E. Moorat
London, 1838. Queen Victoria is crowned; she receives the orb, the scepter, and an arsenal of bloodstained weaponry. If Britain is about to become the greatest power of the age, there’s the small matter of the undead to take care of first. Demons stalk the crown, and political ambitions have unleashed ravening hordes of zombies even within the nobility itself.
But rather than dreams of demon hunting, Queen Victoria’s thoughts are occupied by Prince Albert. Can she dedicate her life to saving her country when her heart belongs elsewhere?
With lashings of glistening entrails, decapitations, zombies, and foul demons, this masterly new portrait will give a fresh understanding of a remarkable woman, a legendary monarch, and quite possibly the best demon hunter the world has ever seen.
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