Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the other typist. Plotted with panache, it alludes playfully to genre bedfellows such as the talented mr ripley and notes on a. Plotted with panache, it alludes playfully to genre bedfellows such as the talented mr ripley and notes on a scandal without being obvious. I loved this dark, chilling book and couldnt put it down. Keira knightley will star in and take a producers role on the jazzage period piece the other typist, according to the hollywood reporter. While she may disapprove of the details, she prides herself on typing up the goriest. Any page references refer to a usa edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other editions. Rose baker is a plain, prudish young typist in a scuzzy police precinct on the lower east side. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. 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. How do she and the other women in the book transform themselves in order to keep so many secrets.
If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typistthe best book ive read so far this summer. Odalie, rose, and ginerva are all personalities of the same person. How do she and the other women in the book transform themselves in order to. 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. The author, who makes her debut with the other typist, reveals her inspiration. In other words, topics that are open to personal interpretation and opinion are good for group discussion, and any topic that has an ethical component can make for an exciting discussion. Rose baker is a typist in a new york city police department precinct. 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. 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. The other typist by suzanne rindell everyday i write the book. David and pauls teams believe online marketing is the superior choice, but jills team likes the idea of a mass mailer. What do you believe really happened at the end of the book. Book clubs afternoon book discussion group the group meets every 3rd monday of the month except in january and february when the third monday is a holiday. And soon her fascination with odalie turns into an.
Rose is plain and punctilious, a woman in a mans environment, and. 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. A typist in a new york city police department precinct, rose is like a high priestess. Any page references refer to a usa edition of the book, usually the trade. 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. Reading guide for the other typist by suzanne rindell. You could make a onesitting read of the other typist. 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. Set in prohibitionera new york city, the other typist is a deliciously dark adventure, related by a classic unreliable narrator.
The end is a bit of a mystery or maybe the correct term is open ended. Want book typing work home jobs, employment freelancer. Suzanne rindell, author of the other typist, on librarything. But if you are in need of a discussion regarding the ending. Afternoon book discussion group the group meets every 3rd monday of the month except in january and february when the third monday is a holiday. A few years back i read the other typist and as it turned out to be one of my alltime favorite books, so i was over the moon when i received a copy of rindells new novel. 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. When glamorous odalie joins the typing pool, rose is drawn fully into odalies highstakes world. A memoir by nicole chung the book woman of troublesome creek by kim michele richardson death of a rainmaker by laurie loewenstein the girls at 17 swann street by yara zgheib haben. 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. If nothing else, your club could discuss the ending.
Listen to other typist audiobook by suzanne rindell. Great group reads national reading group month selects great group reads. I think her real name is genevra, because thats what the doctor in the asylum says is the truth. The affairs of the falcons by melissa rivero all you can ever know. Girlxoxo and estellas revenge and i are so excited you all are back and ready to go. Home page, other pages all features on new screens to be activated new features app will have a discussion board where users can create topics, header, add media. The other typist would make a great book club selection.
She lives in new york city and is currently working. We had an excellent meeting last night discussing the other typist by suzanne rindell. Suzanne rindell is a doctoral student in american modernist literature at rice university. A typist for the new york city police department, she sits in judgment like a high priestess. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. 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. Set in the jazzy 1920s, this supereerie pageturner about obsession is a striking debut for author suzanne rindell. Suzanne rindells the other typist, performed here by the charming actress gretchen mol, introduces us to an original narrator. The last line of the book two can play this game is rose accepting the challenge and the. I just finished this book and came here to find out what on earth happened. The other typist suzanne rindell, read by gretchen mol. Few readers will escape the mindbending trap rindell has setand even fewer will be interested in trying. Whenever you close the covers, have a book friend handyyoull want to talk about the other typist. There is a reading guide with twelve thoughtprovoking questions.
The three teams are meeting to create a new marketing plan. Every day rose transcribes the confessions of the gangsters and murderers that pass through the precinct. Had to go online to get some questions answered by other readers. With a few strokes of the keys that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in prison. She lives in new york city and is currently working on a second novel. Rose baker is a typist, working at a police precinct. Another book that probably had the longest discussion from our group was manson. The other typist the ending booksaremyfavouriteandbest. May 07, 20 listen to other typist audiobook by suzanne rindell. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But how much control does rose actually have over the situation. The other typist taps screenwriter for keira knightley starrer. Apr 01, 2014 you could make a onesitting read of the other 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.
In my book club we have read four of the books mentioned. Rose baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower east side. To ask other readers questions about the other typist, please sign up. A memoir by nicole chung the book woman of troublesome creek by kim michele richardson death of a rainmaker by laurie loewenstein the girls at 17 swann street by yara zgheib. Great group reads selections 2019 national reading group month. Why is rose so captivated by odalie, someone she wholly disapproves of. The secrets we kept by lara prescott book club discussion.
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. I had been working with another book group at my library workplace for about 7 months at that time. So if you are choosing books for your group, give this one a looksee. The other typist by suzanne rindell discussion guide. Unless otherwise stated, this discussion guide is reprinted with the permission of berkley books. 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 is clever, addictive entertainment. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The other typist by suzanne rindell everyday i write the. The other typist by suzanne rindell 2014, paperback for. Suzanne will be discussing her book the other typist, now available. Apr 01, 2014 praise for the other typist from the first page i was absorbed. 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. The books supplemental materials, including photographs of lale and gita at various points during their long marriage, testify to the fact that the extraordinary experiences described in the.
Keira knightley to star in the other typist film the guardian. Some of the themes you might want to discuss include. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the other typist. My mystery book group discusses the other typist by. I know i wanted to call a friend and talk about it immediately after finishing it because i was so confused. Odalie wears her hair bobbed, dresses with panache and lives in a posh hotel.
The other typist suzanne rindell, 20 amy einhorn booksputnam 368 pp. Ripley and the great gatsby comes one of the most memorable unreliable narrators in years. Do you think rose is a reliable or unreliable narrator. Her second book threemartini lunch was a wonderful telling of the midcentury publishing industry.
The story centers on rose, a lonely and isolated typist in a police precinct who befriends a beautiful. Her first book the other typist featured the unreliable narrator before they were a dime a dozen. A typist in a new york city police department precinct. Darkly, addictively entertaining, with a plot twist hitchcock would. 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 confessions are rose bakers job.
The story is narrated by rose baker, a typist in a dingy police precinct. Jan 02, 2014 a mysterious central character, stunning writing and an ending that will leave you reeling. The author leads you on throughout the book and the reader cant help but wonder what kind. Mar 25, 2015 in my book club we have read four of the books mentioned. The other typist is an excellent game of cat and mouse, one made all the better for never knowing exactly who is the hunter and who is the prey. She seems destined to a life of routine solitude until a new typist is hired. The degree of attraction members have to each other and the groups goal is called.
That is, until she meets the other typist, the glamorous, flirtatious odalie. The other typist what happened at the end showing 1. 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. 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. Keira knightley to star in the other typist film the. I would add whered you go bernadette, like the other members suggested. A typist for the new york city police department, she. So, i was so excited when i found out she had a third book eagle and crane. If you did question her veracity, at what point in the novel did you begin to do so. A typist for the new york city police department, she sits in. The other typist is an easy read and perfect book to start the summer with.
The other typist npr coverage of the other typist by suzanne rindell. 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. I loved the other typist with its contrast of glamour and seediness and think this could be an ideal book for group discussion. Jun 07, 20 the other typist is clever, addictive entertainment. Apr 01, 2014 a haunting debut novel set against the background of new york city in the 1920s from the first page i was absorbedsuzanne 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. She took on the name rose and got a job as a typist. Join us on thursday, march 6th for a special discussion with author suzanne rindell. I love this book group and noted that we will begin our 8th year together in 2015, as last night was our 7th anniversary. I am guessing, it is up to the intepretation of the reader. Reading guide for the other typist by suzanne rindell discussion guide for book clubs. Aug 06, 20 the other typist would make a great book club selection. 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. Its set in the 1950s in greenwich village, and follows around a group of.
800 1038 1159 337 1124 363 1306 1253 582 612 916 1382 919 1425 338 1384 1084 734 801 1598 938 1452 1559 24 1490 748 1400 1397 374 1243 1407 286 322 83 521 449 317 1247 299 424 1058