I have loved all of Graeme’s books so far and this one is another winner! This time, we learn more about Hudson and how Don is working to be a better dad. What are the ways he can help Hudson? Is it nature or nurture? As a parent, I really enjoyed all the thought processes and insights as he worked through his problems. I think the only thing I didn’t like was the derision about homeopathy, but I can understand how a scientist might feel that way.


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I was delighted to have my wish granted for this one as I absolutely love the Rosie series! And of course this one was just as hilarious and poignant as the others. Don and Rosie have encountered and dealt with many difficulties in their relationship and now with son, Hudson exhibiting autistic tendencies much like Don's, there are even more challenges ahead. Trying to dodge labels in this PC world is difficult to say the least, and when Hudson's school administrators attempt to force the family into a diagnosis, Rosie and Don are conflicted and unsure of how to handle the situation, Added to the mix is Rosie's battle with her new boss and Don's attempt to open a trendy new bar. It's an absorbing and heartwarming storyline mixed in with Simsion's trademark laugh-out-loud humor and pathos that result in a novel that will stay with me for a long time. And although I'm not listening to the audio version, I still hear Sheldon's voice in my head narrating this incredible book!

This is the third and final installment in this series (don't even try reading one of them as a stand alone!). Like its predecessor, the writing takes some getting used to (even more so because of NetGalley formatting) because of Don's manner - though it's an effective way of getting his personality across.

Thank you to Text Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC.

A fitting conclusion to the series! I enjoyed seeing Don and Rosie with their child and Struggling with the challenges of parenthood, especially parenting a child on the autism spectrum. It was humorous and just the right places, and I learned a lot about autism and people who are on the spectrum. I found that very and lightning.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I truly wanted to love this book like did Rosie and Don in the first book but sadly I didn't. Maybe I just had to high of expectations for it. Overall it was still a wonderful read and I truly believe that other readers with be happy with the conclusion of the story!

I had read the Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion several years ago from a recommendation from a friend. I didn’t realize the author had continued Don and Rosie’s story. The Rosie Result is the third in the series. This story centers around their son Hudson who is now struggling in school. Don is not your traditional hero. His brain is wired differently and he has found a unique way to navigate the world. Now he has to find a way to show his son how to navigate the world. I love getting caught up with the well crafted characters.

A good conclusion to the trilogy. Having a relationship, keeping in while having a child- Don Tillman has mastered it despite his quirks ( that may or not be Asperger's or Autism-related) But now his 11 year old son, Hudson is starting to have the same sort of problems that led Don to a downward spiral of depression and suicdal thoughts. Don has to find a way to fix the Hudson problem.

I enjoyed the relationships ans surprises throughout the book. I like that Don is wrong to assume Hudson will be exactly like himself in all situations and preferences. I like that while the end was satisfying, it didn't tie things in a neat bow. Example- I wanted to know if Hudson and Nadia were on their way to dating, I wonder about the future outlook for The Library. I want to know if Gary will be punished, and his wife and child leaving him. I most liked how Hudson was obviously troubled at times, but found ways to cope. And the idea that the world should accommodate those that are not neuro-typical more, instead of expecting the individual to do it themselves. That's the biggest difference between what Don went through, and how things are later for Hudson. Obviously, the novel won't make sense without having read the two books before it, but if you enjoyed them, reach for this one!

I guess I am one of a handful of people who didn't read the first two Don Tillman novels before reading The Rosie Result. I thoroughly enjoyed the 3rd and last installment even with not having a clue as to how Don and Rosie met nor how their love story unfolded. I love the scientific approach to solving emotional issues and how the mind of Don Tillman works.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC in return for an honest review.

The final installment of Graeme Simison’s bestselling trilogy. The Rosie Result further follows Rosie, Don, and now their eleven year old son, Hudson. Rosie and Don fight to support their son as he struggles in school. As the school pressures them to get Hudson tested for autism, Rosie and Don develop “The Hudson Project” as a way to help Hudson develop the necessary life skills needed to adjust to school, home, and life.

Highly recommended for anyone having read the first two in the series and even if you haven’t it reads great as a stand alone novel.
*I received an advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

This book is another fun read by Graeme Simsion in the Rosie series. Don and Rosie's child is suspected to be "on the spectrum" and Don decides to stay home and coach him through life. There are plenty of cute escapades they get into. Cute, but not my favorite in the series. #netgalley

The only bad thing about The Rosie Result-and it truly is terrible-is that this is the last book in the series. For fans of this trilogy, The Rosie Result is sure to not disappoint. This book focuses primarily on Hudson, Rosie and Don's son, and his attempts to fit into school. Through helping Hudson assimilate into modern culture, Don learns a lot about himself and his own struggles to fit in. I love how Simsion doesn't focus his writing on plot, but instead lets the story almost tell itself through its strong characterization. It is a book where nothing much happens, yet you feel everything.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

The Rosie Result (Don Tillman Book 3) by [Simsion, Graeme]

I adored The Rosie Project. This had some great moments, but overall was too formulaic.



Review copy provided by publisher.

Thanks to Netgalley for the review copy.

I enjoyed this book, but the tone has changed since the first novel. Which is to be expected, I suppose.

I don't want to judge a book by what I wanted it to be but, now that I finished the story, I wish the first person narrator had been Hudson, not Don.

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The first book of this series was by far my favorite. The next 2, including this one just didn’t meet the bar the first book set. I wish they’d all been great, but the first was the standout.

It was lovely to revisit Rosie and Don and meet their son, but this wasn't my favorite book of the Rosie series. However, it was funny and thought-provoking, and I think it was an appropriate end to the series.

I was so excited when I realized there would be a third book in this series! I was even more excited to receive a copy through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

My excitement was rewarded throughout this novel. What a fantastic conclusion to this series. In all honesty, I had forgotten a lot of what happened in the second book having read it years and many books ago, but this third book really stands on its own. The Rosie Result focuses less on Rosie and even Don and mostly on their 11 year old son, Hudson. When the family moves back to Australia and Hudson begins to have difficulties in school with social situations and interactions, Don creates a plan to combat what he experienced as a child in hopes of protecting Hudson from isolation. With help from many familiar characters from the series along with a few new characters, Don finds himself coming to some big revelations as he learns through and from his son.

This was an absolutely fantastic conclusion to this delightful series. I’m so pleased to have revisited these familiar characters. As a Special Education Teacher, I saw autism through another lens and loved how this book explored so many ends of the spectrum.

What a delightful read! I'm so glad Graeme Simsion wrote another book in the Don Tillman series. Like the other books in the series, this manages to be both light and humorous and also thought provoking, specifically about the topics of autism and parenting. I loved it, and I'm sure it will be popular at the public library where I work.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I think the readers who enjoy this series will find this to be a satisfying end to the trilogy.

Like millions the world over, I was a big fan of Simsion’s first Don Tillman novel, The Rosie Project. In that book, Tillman, an Australian academic in genetics and a man who may be “on the spectrum” as they say, is on a mission to find the perfect mate. The result is Rosie Jarman, who meets none of his criteria but is perfect for him. The next book, The Rosie Effect, has Don and Rosie living in New York, where he works at Columbia, she finishes up her Ph.D in medicine, and they have a son, Hudson.

The Rosie Project is hilarious and affecting, as Don’s hyper-rational, plainspoken and inflexibly organized persona clashes with socially acceptable mores, mostly in academia. The Rosie Effect is more of the same, only with Don banging up against aggressive American judgmentalism of various stripes, including foodism and feminism.

Now, 11 years later, Don, Rosie and Hudson move back to Australia (Melbourne). Hudson—who shows signs of being on the autism spectrum—doesn’t like this change one little bit. And that’s our situation, two parents trying to navigate their new jobs and home, while also challenged with how society, especially schools, deal with their unusual son.

After Hudson runs into problems at school and Don’s classroom live-action demonstration of the relationship between race and genetics goes viral, and not in a good way, Don quits his job to devotes himself to The Hudson Project—well, that and a side project of opening a bar. (If you’ve read The Rosie Project, you’ll remember that Don and Rosie are whizzes at cocktails.)

As Graeme Simsion points out in his afterword, a lot has happened with public perception and discussion of autism in the last decade or so. The good and bad aspects of that are reflected in this book, which doesn’t hit the same heights of humor as The Rosie Project, but which is still well worth reading. Don and Rosie are constantly buffeted by forces with contrary views of how to deal with children (and adults) who are different. Each voice is insistent, yet nobody but Don and Rosie seems to be interested in evidence-based research and analysis, or recognition of the stakes for individuals like Hudson, Don and other characters in the book with challenges. Even anti-vaxxers get in on the argument.

Anyone who has had children in school in recent years, or has worked in academia, will recognize so much of what goes on in the book, especially with how a more-enlightened-than-thou attitude is used to call out different voices and repress real discussion and debate. That sentence makes the book sound so pedantic, but it isn’t at all. I wasn’t sure where it was going at first, but once I realized that the book is about Don and Hudson’s experiences with their differences and how—or whether—to fit in with the “normals,” I enjoyed it very much.

Don & Rosie’s 10 year old son Hudson is having a bit of a difficult time at school. Hudson is a bit awkward socially, and the school has suggested that he be evaluated to see if Hudson might be autistic, which brings up a plethora of feelings for Don and concerns for Rosie.

Don decides to embark on a project designed to teach Hudson athletic, fashion, and social skills to help him fit in at school. This project causes Don to wrestle with how much to encourage Hudson to change about himself, while simultaneously wrestling with questions about Don’s own identity.
I thought this was a perfect conclusion to the Don Tillman series. It was sweet, it was funny, it was relatable. The characters feel like old friends to readers of The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect, and I just loved every minute of it.

This was an advance copy courtesy of #netgalley and @text_publishing and will be available for purchase on May 28, 2019.
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