Thank you Chris Mallon for the wonderful Saturday brunch! As always, delicious and fun. We were all very glad that we were making our way to your home during winter daylight hours. We missed some of our members who were not about to attend due to various health issues and also winter travels.
"The Rosie Project" was another of our debut novels, written by Graeme Simsion. It was a humorous and enjoyable read which "tackled Asperger's from the viewpoint of a geneticist whose highly scheduled life collides with many social situations" (thank you Judy!). "Asperger's syndrome is associated with organization, focus, innovative thinking and rational detachment" which many view as faults, but Don, the main character, viewed as attributes. The author is a bit over the top with repeated illustrations of life from the Asperger person's viewpoint, but this really pointed out how one might think and live if they have Asperger's. This also made for many hilarious situations which Don found himself in throughout the book. Along with the fun frolic, philosophical ideas were also presented and examine; Don wonders "Why do we focus on certain things at the expense of others? We risk our lives to save a person from drowning, yet not make a donation that could save dozens of children from starvation...We are genetically programmed to react to stimuli in our immediate vicinity. Responding to complex issues that we cannon perceive directly requires the application of reasoning, which is less powerful than instinct". It was easy to empathize with Don, and at times through the book I wondered if we all have a bit of Asperger's.
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