Italianamerican cookbook author lidia bastianich, whos accustomed to cooking for a. For a time, i was in a lovely, civilized san francisco dinner book club where couples sat down and discussed a book over dinner. Our friend, rachel, who used to be in our book club but has since moved away was persistent with her requests to just tell me what to make when i host book club this month. Additional discussion questions, the rosie project. See more ideas about book club menu, food and menu. Serve the group a simple and delicious meal, let the wine flowand theyll want to have every meeting at your house. Almost zero waste nothing in the refrigerator or pantry unless required for one of the recipes. Being a member of a book club has practically turned in to an american pastime for women all over the country. The rosie project is also being made into a movie soon and i cant wait to see it. Book club tastythin tastythin real food, real simple. Don gets in trouble with the dean for using the genetics lab for his personal project with rosie. The unhoneymooners is a perfect book club pick for friends who want something lighthearted and fun. Even the idea of don creating a 16page questionnaire to find his ideal.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The main character, don, is super quirky with some major social hangups think sheldon from the big bang theory, and is on a quest to find a wife. Recipes the bar cart book club about me contact me. So i started the book with fairly high but unspecific expectations.
The rosie project is a story of don tillman, a scientist and scholar, who intends to find the perfect wife by using a carefully formulated questionnaire. No matter the genre, getting together to discuss a book. This of course makes food shopping and meal preparation efficient. See more ideas about the rosie project, book club books and good books. Go ahead and copy these awesome book club suggestions from the peanut blossom online book club. The novel centers on genetics professor don tillman, who struggles to have a serious relationship with women. The book club ladies and i all enjoyed that the main female character was refreshingly independent. If your book club picks the rosie project for your next read, ive provided book club questions and a delicious recipe for your meeting below the rosie project book club questions and recipe sage and pineapple margaritas heres a brief summary for the rosie project. Don takes everything in life seriously and literally.
Do you feel happy for don when he eliminates a number of unconventional mannerisms p. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Simsion does, however, give groups plenty to discuss about asperger syndrome, love, and relationships. Erin collazo miller is a freelance book critic whose work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. The rosie project by graeme simsion book club discussion. We will meet on tuesday, october 7 and alexander family library as. In honor of don and rosie s little inside joke, host a gregory peck movie night and rent to kill a mockingbird and roman holiday. Book club parties are a good way to get friends together and have great discussion over appetizers, drinks, or brunch. Don and rosie go to new york to collect dna samples from two candidates in the father project. A recent conversation on chowhound stirred the question of themed book club menus. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new. Whether your book club is a few close friends or a larger group, hosting a book club party still takes some amount of planning. Mar 16, 2020 inspiration and full menus for your next book club meeting. The university club has a dining room for professors where don and gene meet over meals.
Many of those book clubs serve meals, or at least dessert to accompany the discussion. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the rosie project. Some of the rules may seem like common sense but making sure everyone is on the same page helps avoid unnecessary conflict. The rosie project is a moving and hilarious novel for anyone who has ever tenaciously gone after life or love in the face of overwhelming challenges. Is it ever okay to break the rules in order to help someone. December 24, 20 books books contemporary fiction december 20 fiction. Jul 8, 2014 what happens at book club, stays at book club december, 20. The rosie project is a 20 australian novel by australian novelist graeme simsion. The rosie project is about becoming open to seeing things from a different angle. Graeme simsion suggests some ideas for discussing the rosie project with your book club. Tillman has developed an intensive set of questions he refers to as the wife project. His unusual approach results in hysterical antics and unexpected love. This 38page guide for the rosie project by graeme simsion includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 36 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis.
I read this book as part of my book club, and it was a resounding hit with everyone. Write a new plot for this months book club with easy makeahead food and fabulous drinks. When youre starting a book club it helps to set some ground rules to help ensure that all of your attendees feel welcome and want to return. My friends who had read the rosie project had loved it and told me i would love it too. This months selection was the rosie project by graeme simsion. The rosie project book club questions and recipe book. One of the things i most enjoy about hosting book club is the. Having established rules can be especially important if you are starting a book club thats open to the general public.
With a friends help, he devises a questionnaire to assess the suitability of female partners. Book club questions for the rosie project by graeme. Were back, as promised, with our fall book club menu. How did you find this months book, the rosie project by graeme simsion.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. This month we read the rosie project by graeme simsion. Don also has some interesting ideas about food, so there also are some fun options for book club menus. Don tillman, a scientist and geneticist, has rampant aspergers syndrome but he doesnt know it. We read only fun books that make our members rediscover their love of reading. To kill a mockingbird harper lee wide sargasso sea. Pretzels and rolos are a saltysweet match made in heaven. Youll want to plan fun snacks for the kids to munch on while they chat about the book theyve just read. When geneticist don tillman decides that dating is a poor way to find a life partner especially considering hes never had a second date, he decides the approach the issue of finding a mate in a scientific way. The rosie project, by graeme simsion former it consultant graeme simsions debut novel, the rosie project, is a scientific romp about a. Scott fitzgerald the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy douglas adams i know why the caged bird sings. For example, last thursday evening i hosted book club at my house.
Food lit book club specifics food lit books are generally memoirs with a food focused theme, but the definition can extend to novels with a similar focus. Not everyone can be as adept in the kitchen as don, but theres no harm in trying. One of the things i most enjoy about hosting book club is the opportunity to invite friends from all different parts of my life churchworkhigh. We partnered with italian winery ecco domani our better than ever book club party planning committee cochair to start you off. The unhoneymooners by christina lauren book club questions. Picking your book club books for the year can be a daunting decision. Escaping to another world or another time, page by page, is a luxury unlike any other. Its easy to fall back on classic favorites and storebought treats. Check out these great discussion questions to get conversation rolling and a fun tropical recipes for your book club. Discuss the rosie project facetoface with other fans at the meetings of the pennlive book club.
Reading guide for the rosie effect by graeme simsion. Funny, endearing, and pure, wonderful escapism, independent a sweet, funny romcom. Anyway, last night was book club at my house, and we had a great time discussing the rosie project a little bit, and sipping sangria, snacking chips and salsa my faves, and just hanging out. Book club questions for the rosie project by graeme simsion. But while don quickly disqualifies her as a candidate, as a dna expert don is particularly suited to help rosie on her own quest. If you did not read the book and would like to participate, pick up a copy of. At its heart the book is a lighthearted love story and reminds us that love can be messy. Genetics professor don tillman believes he has developed the perfect way of finding a suitable wife. One friend even said she put it aside towards the end as she didnt want it to end. The rosie project summary and study guide supersummary. They essentially fall in love while there and move there after they get married.
The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. It sounds less intimidating than dealing with uuuugh what am i going to make for dinner. The rosie project goodreads meet your next favorite book. The book is the fictional story of don, a professor with aspergers syndrome and set in australia with a few chapters in new york. Life as a food blogger awards many incredible perks. Book club the rosie project uncategorized welcome to book club. A novel don tillman book 1 kindle edition by simsion, graeme. Genetics professor don tillman is an unusual man, a man who believes in strict order, routine, timing and organisation. And for those of you also looking for fun menu ideas for your next book club get together, i will include food. Originally written as a screenplay, the rosie project is graeme simsions debut novel. Arrestingly endearing and entirely unconventional, graeme simsions distinctive debut will resonate with anyone who has ever tenaciously gone after life or love in the face of great challenges. Don must reconsider his strict criteria in order to find love, gene needs to revaluate his behaviour in order to save his marriage, and rosie has her own set of prejudices and expectations to overcome in terms of don and her nonbiological father, phil. There wasnt much focus on food in this novel, but there was a scene at a. Don tillman, a brilliant yet socially challenged professor of genetics, designs the wife project to find his perfect partner.