If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typist. Suzanne rindell is a doctoral student in american modernist literature at rice university. Jan 02, 2014 a mysterious central character, stunning writing and an ending that will leave you reeling. Obviously, this post includes many spoilers about the gone girl movie and book. The great gatsby or the old detective dramas of the 60s.
The other typist by suzanne rindell everyday i write the. And the gatsby part sounded really promising and the gone girl part really didnt. There is a reading guide with twelve thoughtprovoking questions. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Unless i missed something, the ending isnt even possible. Ive never thought that any type of book should have to end in a certain way. It has been called a mashup of the great gatsby and the talented mr. Oct 06, 2014 the differences between the ending of gone girl, the film, and gone girl, the book, are miniscule. The other typist suzanne rindell, 20 amy einhorn booksputnam 368 pp. The dangers of alternate last acts gillian flynn is overhauling her twisty, bestselling thriller for the screen. The other typist by suzanne rindell everyday i write the book. The film concludes with amy and nick going on television to announce amys pregnancy, as opposed.
Gone girl revamps gender stereotypes for the worse. The other typist ebook central arkansas library system. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl. Gone girls ending is different from the book in these. Set in the 1920s, during prohibition, the other typist centers on rosea typist whoda thunk.
The other typist book gwinnett county public library. Odalie does the same thing when she sheds her ginerva persona. The last line of the book two can play this game is rose accepting the challenge and the new game of becoming odalie. Apr 01, 2014 if you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typistthe best book ive read so far this summer. If you dont want to know what happens in either film or book, stop reading now.
The other typist by suzanne rindell 2014, paperback for. The differences between the ending of gone girl, the film, and gone girl, the book, are miniscule. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl in 2012. A typist in a new york city police department precinct, rose is like a high priestess. She is now free to fully become odalie, the charming, manipulative gal who can get herself out of any sticky situation. 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. Although she spends her days hearing about horrific crimes, she is still part of the supposedly weaker sex. As the women bond in the typing pool by day and in. Ripley, but i also think that the many people who liked gone girl will like this book, although i think the other typist is much better. The other typist book johnson county library bibliocommons. The setting and the on the edge of your seatbecause you think you know what is coming up, writing. The other typist book austin public library bibliocommons. 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.
Apr 01, 2014 if you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typist. The other typist book central arkansas library system. I know i wanted to call a friend and talk about it immediately after finishing it because i was so confused. Given the controversy already surrounding the twisted conclusion in the. Among her duties is the recording of the statements made during criminal interrogations. Gone girls ending is different from the book in these specific ways. Narrator rose is a straightlaced typist at a police precinct and becomes obsessed with the other typist, wanton flapper and bootlegger, odalie. Ripley and the great gatsby comes one of the most memorable unreliable narrators in years. 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 other typist book club kit hennepin county library. Maybe thats true, but theres more to flynns title choice than meets the eyeand in a lot of ways, its actually describing amy herself. The other typist by suzanne rindell is a very wellwritten psychological thriller set in the early 1920s in new york city.
The other typist by suzanne rindell new york city, 1924 the height of prohibition. Jun, 20 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. Flynn who also penned the screenplay and the other creators must have decided it was expendable and nicks imprisonment could be. The other typist book columbus metropolitan library. 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. Rose baker is a typist for the new york city police department. The other typist book central rappahannock regional. Some of the themes you might want to discuss include. 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.
Whenever you close the covers, have a book friend handyyoull want to talk about the other typist. 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. Rose affects lofty detachment, but cant deny odalies impact. What other book might you compare the other typist to and why. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the other typist. If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typist the best book ive read so far this summer. Ben affleck in gone girl 20th century fox ending gone girl differently.
Rose has always been a traditional girl, but when the modern odalie joins the typing pool, rose falls under her spell. 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. It is 1923, and while she may hear every detail about shootings, knifings, and murders, as soon as she leaves. The other typist book charlotte mecklenburg library. The other typist book the indianapolis public library. If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typistthe best book ive read so far this summer. 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. With a few strokes of the keys that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in prison. If nothing else, your club could discuss the ending. She is well dressed, attractive, stylish, and confident. I dont know if i ever thought multiple personalities. The other typist book snoisle libraries bibliocommons. Is gone girls movie ending different from the book.
At first glance, it seems like it would be pretty obvious whats up with gone girl s titleits a book about a girl who disappears, which means shes, well, gone. If you havent yet read gone girl, or if you care about spoilers, please dont read further than this sentence, because im about to give the whole ending of this book away. The other typist would make a great book club selection. You could make a onesitting read of the other typist. Aug 06, 20 the other typist would make a great book club selection. 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. At first glance, it seems like it would be pretty obvious whats up with gone girls titleits a book about a girl who disappears, which means shes, well, gone. The other typist book omaha public library bibliocommons.
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