This is the sequel to The Rosie Project and is almost as cute and charming as the first one. This takes the main character, Don, and his new wife, Rosie, to New York to continue his research at Columbia while his wife is a medical student there. To his surprise, Rosie is suddenly pregnant and he is led by a series of comical errors to believe that he will be unsuited for the role of father.
I think it would be a good idea, if others are considering reading this sequel, to maybe wait awhile before reading it. I think reading it too soon after the first was a mistake, because as much as I was enamored of the main character and his very endearing voice in the first book, I think I actually got almost as annoyed as Rosie was with him in the second. It is still an engaging and sweet book, however, and I do recommend it.
Most importantly, I think, the book enlightened the reader about Asperger’s. I think it tells, in a very straight-forward way, both the difficulties and the virtues of those who have this type of personality. Don, in his own very direct and humble way, does so much good for others, even when it puts him in danger, and he is very much a hero in his own way. Without even thinking about the consequences, he does the right thing so often, when one who is more emotional, might not have. It is an interesting perspective on a condition that most think is a negative. Here, in many ways, it demonstrates how positive this condition can be. And anytime a book expands our insight into another way of being, I feel this is a good thing.
