Ugh. For all the love I had for Don's quirks and his overcoming then in the Rosie Project, I feel he was endearing. But in this book it seems as if he unlearned everything that he had accommodated in the last book

I get that he is socially inept, but it's almost as if he has no concept of human interaction and how his actions would be perceived by others. I find it implausible that he is so scientifically focused and great in his job, but so horrible at even being aware that his actions/ statements leave him in trouble with police on multiple occasions.

And this is all after having been married for a year. It's inconceivable to me that in that time before Rosie became pregnant that he was so out of tune with being able to interact with people. Yet he was able to step in and help others with their relationship issues. It was very inconsistent.

Sadly, also is that it wasn't until the end of the book that any of his friends stepped in to help him with the basics of being in a relationship. This man was close with his parents. Prior to moving to NY, he often visited with Gene and Claudia with their family. He saw how relationships work. He should have been able to have that base knowledge.