Girlxoxo and estellas revenge and i are so excited you all are back and ready to go. Plotted with panache, it alludes playfully to genre bedfellows such as the talented mr ripley and notes on a. In the end, it made me wonder why no one, not the editors, the first readers, her friends, didnt get her to earn any of the ending. 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. Whenever you close the covers, have a book friend handyyoull want to talk about the other typist.
It is 1923, and while she may hear every detail about shootings, knifings, and murders, as soon as she leaves. Ever so noir and a touch gatsbyesque, the other typist is a twisty tale of a clerical worker at a. I am thinking that possibly rose killed teddy and maybe gib to look out for odalie since she was truly obsessed with her and that would explain the last line of the book. Im giving away a copy of the other typist to one lucky winner, who i hope will talk about the book with me. I havent seen this film or read the book but after she gave me a quick rundown, i agreed that the most likely scenario was in fact that rose and.
Throughout the novel she takes pains to point out that she is plainlooking. A typist for the new york city police department, she sits in judgment like a high priestess. The other typist by suzanne rindell overdrive rakuten. Rose baker is a plain, prudish young typist in a scuzzy police precinct on the lower east side. But this new typist is a little different from her coworkers. What other book might you compare the other typist to and why. 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. I wasam still confused by that ending but i do think that odalie and rose are two different people. Maybe the author just wrote a really bad ending to an otherwise good book. The other typist, by suzanne rindell, depicts the decadence of the prohibition era.
Unless i missed something, the ending isnt even possible. The other typist book charlotte mecklenburg library. I would love to get other readers takes on the ending of this book. Suzanne rindell is the author of the other typist and threemartini lunch. The other typist by suzanne rindell, the golem and the. She lives in new york city and is currently working. Keira knightley will star in and take a producers role on the jazzage period piece the other typist, according to the hollywood reporter. It seems that a lot of readers were perplexed by the ending, and while i. 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. There are multiple reader theories, but no definitive explanation about rose, odalie and ginevra nor the ending with teddy.
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. A haunting debut novel set against the background of new york city in the 1920sconfessions are rose ba. A typist for the new york city police department, she sits in. 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. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the other typist.
Apr 06, 2014 the other typist is a unique and compelling story that you will want to talk about. At first glance, the other typist seems to be a novel about the changing roles of women in the 1920s and the clash of traditional values with new views on sexuality. Keira knightley to star in the other typist film the guardian. The other typist what the heck just happened spoilers.
The other typist would make a great book club selection. 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. Jun 07, 20 the other typist is clever, addictive entertainment. Rose baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower east side. But in the end, i saw the end scene as roses final transformation. Any page references refer to a usa edition of the book, usually the trade. If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typistthe best book ive read so far this summer. I would mention others but it would mess up the ending. There is a reading guide with twelve thoughtprovoking questions. The other typist is clever, addictive entertainment. Yet the lieutenant detective obviously finds her attractive, and at the end of the book. Unless otherwise stated, this discussion guide is reprinted with the permission of berkley books.
Suzanne rindell is a doctoral student in american modernist literature at rice university. But nothing in suzanne rindells novel can be taken at first glance. You could make a onesitting read of the other typist. The other typist book johnson county library bibliocommons.
The other typist book club kit hennepin county library. The other typist book gwinnett county public library. Reading guide for the other typist by suzanne rindell. Some of the themes you might want to discuss include. 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 great gatsby or the old detective dramas of the 60s. Narrator rose is a straightlaced typist at a police precinct and becomes obsessed with the other typist, wanton flapper and bootlegger, odalie. Three books down the line i am still trying to get my head around the ending of the other typist. 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. Plotted with panache, it alludes playfully to genre bedfellows such as the talented mr ripley and notes on a scandal without being obvious. She seems destined to a life of routine solitude until a new typist is hired.
What does gretchen mol bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book. 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. I know i wanted to call a friend and talk about it immediately after finishing it because i was so confused. The other typist book the indianapolis public library. The other typist is a unique and compelling story that you will want to talk about. The other typist book central arkansas library system. A typist in a new york city police department precinct, rose is like a high priestess. But its new york, not the nice young woman, who should be trembling. An orphan raised by nuns, she is tolerated for her efficiency rather than liked. The other typist pretends to be the story of a nice young woman entering the cutthroat world of police work in 1920s new york.
Suzanne rindell sets her novel the other typist in 1920s new york. The other typist suzanne rindell, 20 amy einhorn booksputnam 368 pp. Apr 01, 2014 three books down the line i am still trying to get my head around the ending of the other typist. So when you choose it for your book club, please invite me. The last line of the book two can play this game is rose accepting the. A mysterious central character, stunning writing and an ending that will leave you reeling.
The other typist by suzanne rindell everyday i write the book. The other typist book central rappahannock regional. If nothing else, your club could discuss the ending. Any page references refer to a usa edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other editions. 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. 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. The acknowledgements in suzanne rindells first novel the other typist pay homage to the first true love of her teenage years. The author, who makes her debut with the other typist, reveals her inspiration. The other typist the other typist has been translated into 15 languages and film rights are currently under option to fox searchlight, with keira knightley and scott free to produce.
The other typist by suzanne rindell is a psychological thriller set in prohibitionera new york city, where we journey through a seedy underground of speakeasies, bootleg alcohol production and police corruption, thinly guised by sparkling temptations of champagne, diamonds and silk, ending with a shattering psychological twist and a sinister flourish. 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. Aug 06, 20 the other typist would make a great book club selection. What do you believe really happened at the end of the book. With a few strokes of the keys that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in prison. Jan 02, 2014 a mysterious central character, stunning writing and an ending that will leave you reeling. The other typist the ending booksaremyfavouriteandbest. Then odalie comes to work in the precinct and shes everything rose is not. Suzanne rindell is the author of two novels, the other typist and threemartini lunch. Set in the 1920s, during prohibition, the other typist centers on rosea typist whoda thunk. The book has left many readers frustrated and some have lowered their rating as a result.
The other typist by suzanne rindell is a thrilling tale of the intoxicating and dark side of friendship. 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. Suzanne rindells novel the other typist is set in the prohibition about a mysterious who joins a police department typing pool, upsetting routines. I had a blast reading this and had my nerves scrambled by the end. 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. The other typist by suzanne rindell is a very wellwritten psychological thriller set in the early 1920s in new york city. Aug 06, 20 the acknowledgements in suzanne rindells first novel the other typist pay homage to the first true love of her teenage years. Mar, 2014 a mysterious central character, stunning writing and an ending that will leave you reeling. Ripley and the great gatsby comes one of the most memorable unreliable narrators in years.
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