Reddit mentions of The Rosie Project: A Novel

It might be The Rosie Project, by Graeme Simsion.

>The art of love is never a science: Meet Don Tillman, a brilliant yet socially inept professor of genetics, who’s decided it’s time he found a wife. In the orderly, evidence-based manner with which Don approaches all things, he designs the Wife Project to find his perfect partner: a sixteen-page, scientifically valid survey to filter out the drinkers, the smokers, the late arrivers.
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>Rosie Jarman possesses all these qualities. Don easily disqualifies her as a candidate for The Wife Project (even if she is “quite intelligent for a barmaid”). But Don is intrigued by Rosie’s own quest to identify her biological father. When an unlikely relationship develops as they collaborate on The Father Project, Don is forced to confront the spontaneous whirlwind that is Rosie―and the realization that, despite your best scientific efforts, you don’t find love, it finds you.

According to Wikipedia,

>In September 2014 it was confirmed that Sony Pictures optioned film rights to The Rosie Project.[3] Simsion penned the first draft of the script and screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber were later brought on to work on the final script, with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller set to potentially direct.[3] Jennifer Lawrence was cast as the female lead for the film in July 2015.[4] In October 2015, Lawrence dropped out to star in the film mother! by Darren Aronofsky, director of the Oscar-winning movie Black Swan.[5] In July 2015, Richard Linklater was in talks to direct after Lord and Miller dropped out to do other projects.[6] However, after Lawrence dropped out of the film, so did Linklater.[7] In 2017, TriStar Pictures announced that Ben Taylor would direct the film.[8]

I have similar issues with "typical" romance books.

I enjoyed The Rosie Project. It's from the male perspective and he's certainly not Mr. Perfect.

Totally different genre from Sherlock Holmes, but I found myself picturing the protagonist as Benedict Cumberbatch/Sherlock as I was reading "The Rosie Project." It's silly and lighthearted, but a fun and worthwhile read.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1476729093

Last year only one book made me happy through and through, and that book was "The Rosie Project" by Graeme Simsion. It's a romantic comedy, but seen through the eyes of a Biology professor with Asperger's named Don Tillman, who decides it's about time he got married and so starts his "Wife Project".

Think "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" crossed with "When Harry Met Sally". It's very funny, very sweet, and very uplifting.

Weirdly, I picked it up because it was on Bill Gates' recommended list.

Not sure if these are appropriate, or if she's read these already but here's a few off the top of my head:

• The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
  
  
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
  
  
• The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom
  
  
• Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
  
  
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
  
  
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
  
  Am I on the right track?

Non-mobile: The Rosie Project

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