The Other Typist

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By this point Rose's unreliability as a narrator is clear; as is the fact that Bad Things are going to happen. Not only are we seeing Odalie through the prism of her obsession, but Rose is writing her account in an asylum under the supervision of a psychiatrist who believes that "telling things in their accurate sequence is good for healing the mind". The problem is, Rose can't do linearity. She tends towards egoistic impressionism, a habit Rindell has fun with in a scene where Odalie introduces Rose to her arty friends, only for Rose to be appalled by their love of The Waste Land: "If I recall correctly, the poet was called Eliot Something-Or-Another and the poem itself was all a bunch of jibberish, the ravings of an utter lunatic."

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I feel like I need to edit this review to point out that even the people who liked this book are confused about the ending, which is one of the book's major failings. A twisty or surprise ending is not an asset if it's so confusing that nobody can actually figure out what the hell happened. So don't think the fact that you didn't understand the ending is your fault. It's actually a major flaw in the book itself. The Other Typist is a twisty yarn that drives the reader through the story in a frenzied quest to discover what's real and what isn't. Rose, the unreliable narrator, tells the tale of an even more unreliable woman, and Suzanne Rindell plays them both to perfection. It's the roaring 20's in New York City and a psycho-lunatic is on the loose disguised as a young woman. (no spoiler here)

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Yes, I felt like I was reading a poor-man's (or in this case poor-woman's) Great Gatsby. And that's something you just can't recreate no matter how great of a writer you are. This was such an odd book, well written but overstyled and too heavy on the exposition and internal monologue.

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We have 6 read-alikes for The Other Typist, but non-members are limited to two results. To see the complete list of this book's read-alikes, you need to be a member. The fox trot is unjustly accused of becoming unfashionable. On the contrary, the vast majority of recorded dance music sold from the end of WWI through the 1940s was for the fox trot. It has never completely faded away to the present day, and in 1924 it would have been *the* fast dance. I love it; it's fun, easy to learn, easy for a man to teach to even a klutzy novice partner, and a number only lasts about 3 minutes so it doesn't require much social investment. But anyway.Rose is a prissy, obsessive, and unreliable narrator. She’s an uptight, seemingly upright, typist at a New York City police station in the 1920s. When a charismatic typist, Odalie, arrives one day at the precinct, Rose is instantly intrigued and seduced by her. Rose moves in with Odalie, who lives in a fancy hotel. We are led to believe that Odalie corrupts Rose, dressing her in riches and dragging her to speakeasies where bootleg booze is served. Sorry about the Facebook comment. I'm used to arguing with conservative bug fornicators. Read Rindell's bio. She's a doctoral student in American modernist literature; the OTHER TYPIST is her first novel. No way does she take up multiple personalities. It's too easy to get lost. Odalie has been "playing" Rose from the beginning. She's friends with all the other typing girls; she thinks Rose is a goody-two-shoes, but then she realizes Rose is a favorite among the detectives; she's dependable and she doesn't make mistakes. Then we have the earring caper, and Rose falls for it. Odalie now knows she can get to her. Think of a friendship you had in your life. Was it a friendship that lasted, was it simply a friendship that you thought was a good one but one that didn't last, was it one you really shouldn't have been in, or was it one that turned out to be a friendship for life?

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A]perfect social comedy: A plain young typist working for the New York Police Department in the 1920s becomes obsessed with a glamorous co-worker. Revealing that there is a murderous twist in Suzanne Rindell’s spellbinder isn’t a spoiler but an essential for enjoying the exhilarating buildup.”— Daily Candy As is true of most unreliable narrators, they never let us know what’s really going on. What a fun ride it is as we try to figure it out—knowing it will end someplace weirder than we can imagine. It reminds me a little of “Gone Girl” and “The Dinner,” since all have a delusional narrator who throws out just the right amount of clues to keep me super curious.First of all, let me say that I was dying to give this book five stars...but there were a few big things that meant that I couldn't. It was quite easy to get involved in the characters' lives which made the book difficult to put down. You will absolutely love how the book flowed but you will also be afraid for Rose as she enters this new relationship with Odalie. I liked Rose at the beginning but became disappointed as the book continued because of how she changed and how she was so captivated and easily swayed by Odalie. I didn't like Odalie from the minute she walked through the door at the police station on her first day of her new job. I could immediately tell what kind of person she was. Are you curious why I am saying this? :) You will have to find out when you read this impressive book. If you liked Gone Girl, you might enjoy [ The Other Typist]…The best book I’ve read so far this summer.”— Greenwich Time

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This book is a delicious mix of 1920s crime, punishment and mystery. Just who are Rose and Odalie, really? I still don't know. Which one is Ginevra? Were either of them ever Ginevra? I feel really really bad saying this, but it was a disappointment for me. The set up sounded so juicy, but it didn't live up to it for me :(

This book is still haunting me. I'm itching to read it again but at the same time pretty apprehensive, because will it be as awesome as I remember..? Rose Baker is our wonderfully unreliable narrator, and I suspect you’ll come to love her as a character, even if you find her ever so slightly sinister, too. With Rose, we grow fascinated with Odalie Lazare, the alluring and fashionable new typist who joins her at the police precinct. Before long Rose becomes Odalie’s roommate at her luxury apartment and, as their friendship deepens, they start to seem like sisters – or twins, even. Suzanne Rindell is the author of four previous novels: The Other Typist, which has been translated into 20 languages, Three-Martini Lunch, Eagle & Crane, and The Two Mrs. Carlyles. If I had written this review when I started reading “The Other Typist,” here is what I would have said: “Oh how I love an unreliable narrator! Rose is complex and compelling. I wonder what is really going on? Where will she end up? In the gutter? In love? In a nuthouse? I’m sure there’s a bizarre and twisty crime in the end. I’m reading on voraciously. Just love it! If this keeps up, it will be one of my favorite reads. 5 stars for sure!”