What are 2-3 tropes that make The Rosie Effect a romantic comedy? How does Graeme Simsion subvert these tropes? Does Don and Rosie’s romance read as healthy by the end of the novel?

Explore Simsion’s use of irony as a feature of comedy. Does humor disrupt or support the novel’s painful subject matter? Which character most embodies the disruptive nature of humor?

Compare and contrast two couples in the novel. How does the novel weigh their logical and emotional needs?