dreaming of fictional worlds

Don Tillman is a professor of genetics. As he's approaching his 40s, he thinks it's about time he married. In his attempt to to find a wife he develops a survey meant to narrow down his choice of women to someone who fits his incredibly specific standards. Enter Rosie. Don rules out Rosie as a candidate for the Wife Project, as he calls it, very early on though he continues to see her after to assist her in a personal problem. Rosie is trying to find her biological father.

Don Tillman is a very quirky character. He reads a lot like Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory. He has everything scheduled down to the minute and is consistent in all his behaviors. He has a lot of problems socially because he has trouble following social conventions and can't properly determine what is acceptable. There are implications that he has Asperger's syndrome which is sort of glossed over in the book, but I guess that was intentional to add a little humor albeit at Don's expense. 
Rosie is a wonderful character. I liked how she wasn't just there to be the love interest and had a mission of her own which basically dominates the book. I like how her influence changed Don. It wasn't so in-your-face like teaching him how he should behave but rather she opened him up to things he wouldn't have ordinarily done. 
The Rosie Project was so cute and funny. I spent a lot of the time I read it smiling or hugging the book to my chest. I loved it.