The great gatsby or the old detective dramas of the 60s. The other typist is an easy read and perfect book to start the summer with. See all 8 questions about the other typist lists with this book gone girl by gillian flynn. It is 1923, and while she may hear every detail about shootings, knifings, and murders, as soon as she leaves. Gone girl is a pretty gripping story, the kind where just one more page easily turns into five more chapters, and in this respect, its a pretty easy read. A typist in a new york city police department precinct, rose is like a high priestess. Working as a typist for the nyc police department in 1923, rose baker documents confessions of harrowing crimes and struggles with changing gender roles while clinging to her victorian ideals and searching for nurturing companionship. The other typist is suzanne rindells debut novel, and perhaps her first. The other typist book central rappahannock regional. Rindells voice is like a cross between merricat in shirley jacksons overlooked masterpiece, we have. Indeed, rindell pays explicit homage in an epilogue which, like the end of the good soldier, features the use of a suddenly produced penknife. The other typist book ottawa public library bibliocommons. The end of the book where lieutenant detective, or frank, went to visit rose symbolized a. Nonetheless, its filled with psychologically complex characters, lots of subplots, and tons of important detailsso dont zone out, blink, or skim passages, because you very well might miss something.
The other typist is told from the firstperson narration of rose baker, who is currently confined to a mental hospital. The other typist suzanne rindell, 20 amy einhorn booksputnam 368 pp. The other typist book gwinnett county public library. The other typist by suzanne rindell is a thrilling tale of the intoxicating and dark side of friendship. Gone girls ending is different from the book in these. She wouldnt have seen it if she had really been gone to the store. The other typist book charlotte mecklenburg library. The other typist by suzanne rindell new york city, 1924 the height of prohibition. Take a dollop of alfred hitchcock, a dollop of patricia highsmith, throw in some great gatsby flourishes, and the result is rindells debut, a pitchblack comedy about a police stenographer accused of murder in 1920s manhattan a deliciously addictive, cinematically influenced pageturner, both comic and provocative. Sign me up to get more news about literary fiction books. 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. Set in the 1920s, during prohibition, the other typist centers on rosea typist whoda thunk. The other typist book the indianapolis public library.
Aug 06, 20 the other typist would make a great book club selection. Take a dollop of alfred hitchcock, a dollop of patricia highsmith, throw in some great gatsby flourishes, and the result is rindells debut, a pitchblack comedy about a police stenographer accused of murder in 1920s manhattan. Maybe the author just wrote a really bad ending to an otherwise good book. Along comes odalie, the other typist, the new gal in the office. As the women bond in the typing pool by day and in. Mar, 2014 a mysterious central character, stunning writing and an ending that will leave you reeling. Apr 01, 2014 three books down the line i am still trying to get my head around the ending of the other typist. Amy rosamund pike returns to nick ben affleck after she sees in television. If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typistthe best book i ve.
Although she spends her days hearing about horrific crimes, she is still part of the supposedly weaker sex. Sep 02, 20 and then someone told me it reminded them of the great gatsby and gone girl if they got together and had a fun but dysfunctional baby. 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. 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. With a few strokes of the keys that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in prison. The other typist suzanne rindell, 20 amy einhorn books putnam 368 pp. The novel plays with the notion that the written word is superior to the spokenroses transcripts and her diary that the reader is reading, versus the.
What does gretchen mol bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book. Reading guide for the other typist by suzanne rindell. Criminals come before her to admit their transgressions, and, with a few. Ripley and the great gatsby comes one of the most memorable unreliable. The last line of the book two can play this game is rose accepting the challenge. She begins with her time in new york city in 1925 in the age of prohibition, when rose was a typist in a police precinct, typing up the confessions of murderers, sitting. Girlxoxo and estellas revenge and i are so excited you all are back and ready to go. The other typist book johnson county library bibliocommons. 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. The other typist book columbus metropolitan library.
She is well dressed, attractive, stylish, and confident. 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 doctor i am seeing now. Rose, the unreliable narrator, tells the tale of an even more unreliable woman, and suzanne rindell plays them both to perfection. Ok, so, the ending of the movie isnt as different from the ending of the book, as wed been led to believe. I had a blast reading this and had my nerves scrambled by the end. The other typist is a twisty yarn that drives the reader through the story in a frenzied quest to discover whats real and what isnt. Everyday i write the bookthe other typist by suzanne. Whenever you close the covers, have a book friend handyyoull want to talk about the other typist.
She recalls the events that led her to her confinement. Working as a typist for the nyc police department in 1923, rose baker documents confessions of harrowing crimes and struggles with changing gender roles while clinging to her victorian ideals and searching for nurturing companionship before becoming obsessed with a glamorous newcomer and her world of bobbed hair, smoking and speakeasies. I would mention others but it would mess up the ending. I am there to transcribe what will eventually come to be known as the truth. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the other typist. The other typist by suzanne rindell reading guidebook. The other typist book snoisle libraries bibliocommons. Plotted with panache, it alludes playfully to genre bedfellows such as the talented mr ripley and notes on a scandal without being obvious.
The novel plays with the notion that the written word is superior to the spokenroses transcripts and her diary that the reader is reading, versus the narration she provides throughout the book. Three books down the line i am still trying to get my head around the ending of the other typist. She lives in new york city and is currently working. The other typist is clever, addictive entertainment.
When rose is in the hospital at the end of the book, the doctors call her ginevra. Working as a typist for the nyc police department in 1923, rose baker documents confessions of harrowing crimes and struggles with changing gender roles while clinging to her victorian ideals and searching for nurturing companionship before becoming obsessed with a glamorous newcomer and her world of bobbed hair, smoking and. There is a reading guide with twelve thoughtprovoking questions. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typistthe best book ive read so far this summer. Typing criminals confessions, rose admires the precincts conservative, mustachioed middleaged sergeant while she is critical of his superior, the lieutenant. The other typist book hennepin county library bibliocommons. I know i wanted to call a friend and talk about it immediately after finishing it because i was so confused. Rose baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower east side. What other book might you compare the other typist to and why. The other typist book austin public library bibliocommons. If nothing else, your club could discuss the ending. A mysterious central character, stunning writing and an ending that will leave you reeling. With a few strokes of the keys that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in.
Jun 14, 20 the other typist by suzanne rindell shes an efficient, diligent worker who is unfazed when asked to type up confessions from unsavoury characters and pretty much blends into the woodwork. You could make a onesitting read of the other typist. Gone are the victorian standards of what is acceptable. Jun 07, 20 the other typist is clever, addictive entertainment. Some of the themes you might want to discuss include.
Im sure she could have gotten out of that mess but there was no. And the gatsby part sounded really promising and the gone girl part really didnt. Among her duties is the recording of the statements made during criminal interrogations. Apr 01, 2014 if you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typistthe best book ive read so far this summer. Rose baker is a typist for the new york city police department. I loved this dark, chilling book and couldnt put it down. Unless i missed something, the ending isnt even possible. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the other typist. 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.
The staff had posted a sticker on the cover saying if you like gone girl you. Ripley and the great gatsby comes one of the most memorable unreliable narrators in years. Suzanne rindell is a doctoral student in american modernist literature at rice university. I was still hung over from gone girl, and the ending sort of reminded me of it in its twisted way. A nailbiter that fans of gone girl and girl on the train will no doubt love, under the harrow is swiftly carried along by a momentum of unraveling certainties that ramp up with every page, building to the ends thrilling crescendo. This debut novel begins as an enjoyable story of a young woman who is a typist in a new york city police precinct in the 1920s. The narrative just went on and on with nothing too exciting. The novel i just finished, the other typist by suzanne rindell, is a delicious little mind game set in the prohibition days of the 1920s, those days of flappers and speakeasies.
The other typist by suzanne rindell everyday i write the book. Then the ending was abrupt, and i just didnt get how that could happen. If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typistthe best book ive. The other typist book central arkansas library system. The other typist book omaha public library bibliocommons. The other typist book las vegasclark county library.
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