I would mention others but it would mess up the ending. The other typist by suzanne rindell everyday i write the book. Another book that probably had the longest discussion from our group was manson. Mystery surrounds odalie, and as she and rose become friends, we find neither woman is quite who she seems. What other book might you compare the other typist to and why. Odalie wears her hair bobbed, dresses with panache and lives in a posh hotel. If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typist the best book ive read so far this summer.
You could make a onesitting read of the other typist. The atlantic wire this eerie and compelling debut is a riveting pageturner, narrated by a strangely hypnotic yet dubious young woman who works as a typist for the nypd in the 1920s. Sign me up to get more news about literary fiction books. The other typist by suzanne rindell reading guidebook.
Her second book threemartini lunch was a wonderful telling of the midcentury publishing industry. In 1958, greenwich village buzzes with beatniks, jazz clubs, and new ideasthe ideal spot for three ambitious young people to meet. Jan 08, 2015 ok, last night was a cold night here in central texas. Based on the description on the back of the book i thought i was going to get a very different story than what i got. Set in the the other typist by suzanne rindell is an excellent psychological thriller that twists and turns right up until the end. Take our free the other typist quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge.
The last line of the book two can play this game is rose accepting the challenge and the. The other typist by suzanne rindell, the golem and the. Shes better dressed, she flirts a bit, and she breaks the rules. My mystery book group discusses the other typist by. The secrets we kept by lara prescott book club discussion.
There was a fortyyear old woman named iris with a gaunt face, sharp jaw, and gray, birdlike eyes. From the author of the thrilling the christian science monitor novel the other typist comes an evocative, multilayered story of ambition, success, and secrecy in 1950s new york. Suzanne rindells the other typist, performed here by the charming actress gretchen mol, introduces us to an original narrator. The story contains much intrigue with clues throughout. Any page references refer to a usa edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other editions. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. If youve already read the other typist or if you want to check back once you do, here are some sites that discuss the novels ending. The author does a beautiful job of bringing everything together. How do she and the other women in the book transform themselves in order to keep so many secrets. Most of us completed our reading assignment and everyone had opinions which is always the fun part of book club. The other typist by suzanne rindell discussion guide. She seems destined to a life of routine solitude until a new typist is hired. Mar 25, 2015 in my book club we have read four of the books mentioned. Pour yourself a glass of wine and login to a friendly, casual discussion centered around books and reading.
Because i have been talking about the ending of this book nonstop and. Suzanne rindell audio books, best sellers, author bio. The other typist by suzanne rindell everyday i write the. There is a reading guide with twelve thoughtprovoking questions. Keira knightley will star in and take a producers role on the jazzage period piece the other typist, according to the hollywood reporter. Join us for this one night to discuss the other typist by suzanne rindell. With a few strokes of the keys that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in prison. Unless otherwise stated, this discussion guide is reprinted with the permission of berkley books.
Keira knightly is to produce and star in the movie adaption of the other typist. We had 12 members that attended and our discussion of the 1920s book, the other typist, was vigorous. But how much control does rose actually have over the situation. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Her first book the other typist featured the unreliable narrator before they were a dime a dozen.
Im sure she could have gotten out of that mess but there was no. I will for sure be looking up some of the things that happened in this book. Do you think rose is a reliable or unreliable narrator. May 07, 20 listen to other typist audiobook by suzanne rindell. A haunting debut novel set against the background of new york city in the 1920sconfessions are rose ba.
The other typist by suzanne rindell reading guidebook club. Keira knightley to star in the other typist film the. The life and times of charles manson by jeff guinn not a typical book to pick and some gruesome details, but there was a lot to discuss. That is, until a new typist a glamorous young woman named odalie arrives on the job at the precinct. What does gretchen mol bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book. Aug 06, 20 the acknowledgements in suzanne rindells first novel the other typist pay homage to the first true love of her teenage years. Rose baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower east side. My mystery book group discusses the other typist by suzanne. A haunting debut novel set against the background of new york city in the 1920s. The other typist is an intriguing model of storytelling and a fascinating portrayal of the lies we tell ourselves and others. An orphan raised by nuns, rose lives in a boardinghouse and leads a prim spinster life far removed from the flappers and increasingly liberated women of the roaring twenties. Jan 02, 2014 a mysterious central character, stunning writing and an ending that will leave you reeling. Sally describes herself as having one of those faces the wide eyes, the ready smile that suggested i was an open book, someone who had no secrets to keep, and if she did, wouldnt be able to keep them anyway 63. She took on the name rose and got a job as a typist.
Keira knightley to star in the other typist film the guardian. That is, until she meets the other typist, the glamorous, flirtatious odalie. But this new typist is a little different from her coworkers. The narrative just went on and on with nothing too exciting. The other typist by suzanne rindell why did you choose this book. Whenever you close the covers, have a book friend handyyoull want to talk about the other typist. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the other typist. The other typist is a stunning debut novel by suzanne rindell. We are now introducing cd retail packaging on our site, as well as additional changes. Book jacket resistance women by jennifer chiaverini. A typist in a new york city police department precinct. Nov 2015 the other typist by suzanne rindell historic. A typist for the new york city police department, she sits in judgment like a high priestess.
Determined from the start to dislike her flamboyant ways, rose is soon drawn to odalie, and a friendship quickly develops which takes rose to places she has never dreamed of. If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typistthe best book ive read so far this summer. Plotted with panache, it alludes playfully to genre bedfellows such as the talented mr ripley and notes on a scandal without being obvious. For november we read the other typist by suzanne lindell. The other typist would make a great book club selection. If you and your book group have read jessie burtons the muse and are looking for some questions and inspiration to kick off your discussion, weve got just what you need. Id heard a lot about it and saw it on the new book shelf whe. The other typist by suzanne rindell got some buzz in the book blogosphere early this summer, so as usual a few months late i gave it a try on audio in august. The author, who makes her debut with the other typist, reveals her. I think her real name is genevra, because thats what the doctor in the asylum says is the truth. Suzanne rindell is the author of two novels, the other typist and threemartini lunch.
Aug 06, 20 the other typist would make a great book club selection. My mystery book group discusses the other typist by suzanne rindell we had an excellent meeting last night discussing the other typist by suzanne rindell. Sep 03, 20 the other typist by suzanne rindell got some buzz in the book blogosphere early this summer, so as usual a few months late i gave it a try on audio in august. Author bio and we then jumped right into book club discussion questions.
She lives in new york city and is currently working. Charlotte spring book discussion agnes scott college. The other typist by suzanne rindell three books down the line i am still trying to get my head around the ending of the other typist. Perhaps its a misnomer to refer to her as the other typist, as there were other typists all along. Suzanne rindells story of a 1920s police stenographer who becomes increasingly obsessed with a glamorous new typist reminds me at points of notes on a scandal and patricia highsmith, but has creepy charms all its own. I just finished this book and came here to find out what on earth happened. What the lady indeed wants may not be what you assume it to be. British publication of the other typist has been timed to exploit gatsby mania, and odalie is certainly a wily gatecrasher of a gilded milieu. Copies will be available at our main desk one month before discussion. How do she and the other women in the book transform themselves in. Two daredevil flyers and the young woman they both love lie at the heart of this mesmerizing novel about the japanese internment during world war ii, from the author of the other typist and threemartini lunch. Enter odalie, the gorgeous new other typist, a femmefatale type who brings excitement into the office and roses otherwise mundane life. She lives in new york city and is currently working on a second novel. The other typist what the heck just happened spoilers.
In this very clever study of obsession and manipulation the reader is quickly led to the notion that the book has an unreliable narrator, an idea reinforced by a fairly early reference to the. Suzanne rindell, author of the other typist, on librarything. Ever so noir and a touch gatsbyesque, the other typist is a twisty tale of a clerical worker at a. Every day iris wore a different colored ladies necktie. Reading guide for the other typist by suzanne rindell discussion guide for book clubs. Then the ending was abrupt, and i just didnt get how that could happen. Early on, rose must decide whether to join her or report her to the authorities. A mysterious central character, stunning writing and an ending that will leave you reeling. What do you believe really happened at the end of the book. Rose baker is a plain, prudish young typist in a scuzzy police precinct on the lower east side. What the lady wants is a story that opens with the great chicago fire and keeps on smoldering to the end. If nothing else, your club could discuss the ending. Keira knightley is to produce and star in the movie adaption of the other typist. And soon her fascination with odalie turns into an.
Rosens characters are finelydrawn, and her love triangles are full of subtlety and sincerity. The other typist suzanne rindell, 20 amy einhorn booksputnam 368 pp. So, i was so excited when i found out she had a third book eagle and crane. The other typist by suzanne rindell is one of those novels with the right amount of suspense and intrigue that leaves you guessing right until the novels conclusion. But if you are in need of a discussion regarding the ending, i understand. She is the author of the forthcoming historical mystery, the two mrs. Join us for septembers virtual book club discussing eagle and crane by suzanne rindell. As always, you are welcome to join even if you havent finished or started.
About onequarter into the book, the effects of her relationship with the other typist becomes tantalizingly clear. Any page references refer to a usa edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other. Girlxoxo and estellas revenge and i are so excited you all are back and ready to go. I would add whered you go bernadette, like the other members suggested.
The other typist the ending booksaremyfavouriteandbest. Rindell is more interested in evoking ford madox fords the good soldier, with its rambling narrator. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in. Learned a bit about a part of ww2 that i didnt know much about before. Virtual book club eagle and crane by suzanne rindell.
Rindell spent most of her life in northern california sacramento and san francisco, but currently lives in new york city, where she is at work on a third novel. A typist in a new york city police department precinct, rose is like a high priestess. Rose baker, the protagonist, is one of the best unreliable narrators to come along since gone girl. Some of the themes you might want to discuss include. At first, rose watches odalie from afar, trying to determine if she is a threat to her position in the office. Jun 27, 20 keira knightley will star in and take a producers role on the jazzage period piece the other typist, according to the hollywood reporter. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is 1923, and while she may hear every detail about shootings, knifings and murders, as soon as she leaves the interrogation room, she is once again the weaker sex. Atlanta book clubs historic college park book club. This is an extremely enjoyable and atmospheric novel and would make a good choice for a reading group, with much to discuss. The other typist is clever, addictive entertainment.
Why is rose so captivated by odalie, someone she wholly disapproves of. I would love to get other readers takes on the ending of this book. I know i wanted to call a friend and talk about it immediately after finishing it because i was so confused. Jun 07, 20 the other typist is clever, addictive entertainment. Ripley and the great gatsby comes one of the most memorable unreliable narrators in years. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
The story centres around rose who is employed as a stenographer in a new york police department and appears to be innocent and naive and somewhat staid in her ways. Join us for our discussion of the other typist by suzanne rindell. Adult book club alexander findley community library. Apr 01, 2014 rose baker is a typist in a new york city police department precinct. This is the discussion guide for the other typist by suzanne rindell bot and our website are here to stay. When glamorous odalie joins the typing pool, rose is drawn fully into odalies highstakes world. If you did question her veracity, at what point in the novel did you begin to do so. I love this book group and noted that we will begin our 8th year together in 2015, as last night was our 7th anniversary. And the mountains echoedkhaled hosseini buy now free the other typistsuzanne rindell buy now free the river of no returnbee ridgway buy now free the intere. Movies to watch while things get better a list of 4385 titles created 30 jan 2012. The great gatsby or the old detective dramas of the 60s. The other typist has been translated into 15 languages and optioned for film by fox searchlight pictures. The other typist, by suzanne rindell, depicts the decadence of the prohibition era.
1524 854 908 428 410 1238 149 388 750 1376 467 451 787 1521 621 733 1153 515 1332 1315 1301 1085 1217 1211 1027 748 291 76 445 299 574 215 655 606 253 833 1238 56