For October’s Dufferin Clark Book Club the book I read was The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion. Don Tillman, a genetics professor, sets up the Wife Project, trying a scientific way of finding the perfect partner by designing a questionnaire, which ends up not working as well as he though it would. During this time he meets Rosie, a barmaid, who wants to find her biological father, which Don terms the Father Project. To his surprise Don is not attracted to any of the candidates who look good on paper but is attracted to Rosie who he considers an unsuitable candidate. Don’s failed dates are funny to read about as is his slowly developing realization that he is falling in love with Rosie which he does not want to believe.  Their escapades in eliminating candidates for the Father Project are also humorous. At the end true love prevails. There is a sequel, The Rosie Effect, where Rosie becomes pregnant which I plan to read as well since I want to know what happens next.

If you like talking about books the next Dufferin Clark Book Chat will be on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7:00pm at which The Three Weissmanns Of Westport by Cathleen Schine will be discussed. Books are provided by the library.