The other typist by suzanne rindell everyday i write the book. Roses life changes forever the day the other typist is hired to work in her department and we see rose become obsessed by the flamboyant odalie. If nothing else, your club could discuss the ending. Atlanta book clubs historic college park book club. In suzanne rindells debut the other typist, rose, a typist in a new york city police precinct, is drawn fully into new typist, odalies, highstakes world oh, how clever suzanne rindell was to make her protagonist a writer. Odalie wears her hair bobbed, dresses with panache and lives in a posh hotel. Rose baker is a typist for the new york city police department. Rose, confused by the rapid changing mores as the twenties roar along, is enthralled with the newcomer, but her admiration soon turns into threatening obsession. But this new typist is a little different from her coworkers. 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. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Debut, fiction, historical, mystery, suspense suzanne rindell sets her novel the other typist in 1920s new york city where rose is one of a new kind of working woman, earning her living as a typist for the police department.
The other typist by suzanne rindell everyday i write the. If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typistthe best book ive read so far this summer. Author bio and we then jumped right into book club discussion questions. A typist in a new york city police department precinct, rose is like a high priestess. Suzanne rindell is a doctoral student in american modernist literature at rice university. The acknowledgements in suzanne rindells first novel the other typist pay homage to the first true love of her teenage years. How do she and the other women in the book transform themselves in order to. Every day rose transcribes the confessions of the gangsters and murderers that pass through the precinct. Aug 06, 20 the other typist would make a great book club selection. Rose baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower east side. The henna artist opens a door into a world that is at. Rosens characters are finelydrawn, and her love triangles are full of subtlety and sincerity. Early on, rose must decide whether to join her or report her to the authorities.
Book clubs are predicated on the formula that someone chooses a book, the whole club reads it together, and then everyone discusses it. I think her real name is genevra, because thats what the doctor in the asylum says is the truth. In my book club we have read four of the books mentioned. The other typist book snoisle libraries bibliocommons. Another book that probably had the longest discussion from our group was manson. She lives in new york city and is currently working. Plotted with panache, it alludes playfully to genre bedfellows such as the talented mr ripley and notes on a. This is exactly the kind of book for a book club everyone will have a dfferent take on that. 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. My mystery book group discusses the other typist by. I love this book group and noted that we will begin our 8th year together in 2015, as last night was our 7th anniversary. Apr 01, 2014 you could make a onesitting read of the other typist. The other typist book columbus metropolitan library. Join us for our discussion of the other typist by suzanne rindell.
Nov 17, 2018 kate quinns novel was a recent book club selection, and i was excited about it because i also happened to have a newlypurchased used copy at home. I would add whered you go bernadette, like the other members suggested. Plotted with panache, it alludes playfully to genre bedfellows such as the talented mr ripley and notes on a scandal without being obvious. What the lady wants reading group choices book club. We had 12 members that attended and our discussion of the 1920s book, the other typist, was vigorous. Take a dollop of alfred hitchcock, a dollop of patricia highsmith, throw in some great gatsby flourishes. But nothing in suzanne rindells novel can be taken at first glance. Kate quinns novel was a recent book club selection, and i was excited about it because i.
You could make a onesitting read of the other typist. She is an orphan living a quiet simple life despite working in. She took on the name rose and got a job as a typist. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in. The other typist would make a great book club selection. The other typist, debut author, suzanne rindell has taken some time out from work on her new book to answer some probing questions from. In 1958, greenwich village buzzes with beatniks, jazz clubs, and new ideasthe ideal spot for three ambitious young people to meet. 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. Reading guide for the other typist by suzanne rindell discussion guide for book clubs. 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. Visa, mastercard, american express paypal, diners club and discover. The other typist is odalie, the mysterious, magnetic young woman who joins rose bakers typing pool at a lower east side precinct in 1924 manhattan. 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. The secrets we kept by lara prescott book club discussion. Unfortunately, i waited too long to start the 500page monster and was still 100 pages short when it came time for our book club meeting.
About onequarter into the book, the effects of her relationship with the other typist becomes tantalizingly clear. Keira knightley to star in the other typist film the guardian. Mar 25, 2015 in my book club we have read four of the books mentioned. Adult book club alexander findley community library. What the lady wants is a story that opens with the great chicago fire and keeps on smoldering to the end. In this way, the whole group is exposed to a new book, and everyone engages with it, and then the cycle repeats. The other typist by suzanne rindell reading guidebook. I just finished this book and came here to find out what on earth happened. 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. The other typist by suzanne rindell is a thrilling tale of the intoxicating and dark side of friendship new york city, 1924.
Im sure she could have gotten out of that mess but there was no. While she may disapprove of the details, she prides herself on typing up the goriest. What the lady indeed wants may not be what you assume it to be. Whenever you close the covers, have a book friend handyyoull want to talk about the other typist. Jan 08, 2015 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. The other typist is an easy read and perfect book to start the summer with. Girlxoxo and estellas revenge and i are so excited you all are back and ready to go.
Sign in or create your guardian account to join the discussion. 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 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the other typist. Had to go online to get some questions answered by other readers. 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. Whereas years past have seemed to be filled with wwiicentric historical fiction, i dont think ive read a single book about it this year until the alice network. 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. 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. Reading guide for the other typist by suzanne rindell.
That conflict just helps set the stage for what is actually a. Suzanne rindell, author of the other typist, on librarything. Subscribe to the oprahs book club newsletter sign up for the oprahs book club newsletter get more stories like this delivered to your inbox get updates on your favorite shows, the latest from oprahs world and more. The other typist by suzanne rindell reading guidebook club. Jan 02, 2014 a mysterious central character, stunning writing and an ending that will leave you reeling. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Shes better dressed, she flirts a bit, and she breaks the rules. Nov 2015 the other typist by suzanne rindell historic. As always, you are welcome to join even if you havent finished or started.
Thankfully i had online friends to chat with but a real book club would have. She seems destined to a life of routine solitude until a new typist is hired. Then the ending was abrupt, and i just didnt get how that could happen. Although she spends her days hearing about horrific crimes, she is still part of the supposedly weaker sex. At first, rose watches odalie from afar, trying to determine if she is a threat to her position in the office. So, i was so excited when i found out she had a third book eagle and crane. That is, until a new typist a glamorous young woman named odalie arrives on the job at the precinct. Ripley and the great gatsby comes one of the most memorable unreliable narrators in years. The other typist by suzanne rindell published by penguin books publication date. Any page references refer to a usa edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other editions.
My book club chose the other typist for our first meeting, and i cannot think of a better book to kick things off. Her first book the other typist featured the unreliable narrator before they were a dime a dozen. This book, from its opening line of they said the typewriter would unsex us, to the twists and turns at the end of the tale kept me completely wound up and unable to put the book down. I know i wanted to call a friend and talk about it immediately after finishing it because i was so confused. Some of the themes you might want to discuss include. The last line of the book two can play this game is rose accepting the challenge and the. Ok, last night was a cold night here in central texas.
Her second book threemartini lunch was a wonderful telling of the midcentury publishing industry. Virtual book club eagle and crane by suzanne rindell. Unless otherwise stated, this discussion guide is reprinted with the permission of berkley books. 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. Join us for septembers virtual book club discussing eagle and crane by suzanne rindell.
Pour yourself a glass of wine and login to a friendly, casual discussion centered around books and reading. 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. And this was the conception of the any book book club. Suzanne rindell sets her novel the other typist in 1920s new york city where. My mystery book group discusses the other typist by suzanne. Rose baker is a typist at a new york city police precinct. A week after finishing it, im still discussing it with other bloggers. Rose baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a. With a few strokes of the keys that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in prison. May 23, 20 the other typist by suzanne rindell is a thrilling tale of the intoxicating and dark side of friendship.
There is a reading guide with twelve thoughtprovoking questions. Suzanne rindell sets her novel the other typist in 1920s new york city. 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. A mysterious central character, stunning writing and an ending that will leave you reeling. To ask other readers questions about the other typist, please sign up. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The author, who makes her debut with the other typist, reveals her. Jun 07, 20 the other typist is clever, addictive entertainment. Any page references refer to a usa edition of the book, usually the trade. An interview with suzanne rindell the other typist blog tour and. The other typist suzanne rindell, 20 amy einhorn booksputnam 368 pp. Virtual book club eagle and crane by suzanne rindell book.
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