Rose, after all, takes down criminal statements for a living. The perils of storytelling – especially the stories we tell about ourselves – are very much the focus here.
As Rose tries to uncover more about her exotic new friend, she also reveals inconsistencies in her own biography – a structure that propels the novel and makes it hard to put down. Odalie’s “voluptuous demeanor” implies a childhood of “automobiles and tennis courts,” whereas Rose, an orphan, was raised by nuns. It turns out Rose’s infatuation with the mysterious new typist, Odalie, a dead-ringer for Clara Bow, is a single-white-female version of " The Talented Mr. Though our narrator, Rose, a self-described plain-Jane typist working in a police precinct in 1925, is just as disillusioned as Gatsby’s Nick Carraway – “I had come to the conclusion the whole pack of us were fakes” – she isn’t nearly as trustworthy. Just send us an email and we'll put the best up on the site.In the acknowledgments of this debut novel, author Suzanne Rindell calls " The Great Gatsby" “the first true love of my teenage years,” and it’s obvious she owes much to Fitzgerald’s masterpiece. The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell is in the Top Ten Literary Fiction Books of 2013. You can read more book reviews or buy The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell at. You can read more book reviews or buy The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell at .uk Amazon currently charges £2.99 for standard delivery for orders under £20, over which delivery is free. Suzanne Rindell was kind enough to be interviewed by Bookbag. Like this book, it's beautifully written and has a compelling narrator. If it's another stunning piece of literary fiction you're after, I can't recommend Chinaman by Shehan Karunatilaka highly enough.
THE OTHER TYPIST REVIEWS SERIES
While The Great Gatsby, as mentioned above, is still the ultimate Jazz Age book for me, I'm also thrilled by Jillian Larkin's Flappers series (starting with Vixen, a teenage trilogy which will definitely appeal to adults who love the time period. Hugely recommended - most of the books I read and review these days are teen fiction this is one of the few adult books that I'll be raving about to anyone and everyone this year. Rose's voice is gorgeous and it's paced perfectly, starting with a fairly languid, leisurely opening to draw us into her world before picking up to a shattering conclusion (have I mentioned yet that I really, really thought this book had a superb ending?) Most of all, though, I loved that it wears its literary influences - Gatsby in particular, but also others I won't mention because it's getting into spoiler territory - proudly, paying homage to some classic works.Īs well, it's incredibly well-written. I loved the setting, I loved the characters, I loved the climax, and I loved the themes of identity, obsession, truth vs justice, and so many more. Rose is a completely beguiling narrator, Rindell breathes life into the 1920s - speakeasies, big parties, and all - and hits us with an ending that knocked me for six. I'd say this is one definitely best read with as little prior knowledge as possible, but it's an absolute must-read, being breathtakingly, stunningly wonderful. I've tried about sixteen different ways of describing this one, but any comparison I make - except perhaps for The Great Gatsby - clearly a major influence - seems to be too close to giving something away. Then a perfect storm comes into their lives, in the shape of the enchanting Odalie, and nothing will be the same again. While she has no real friends, she's good at her job and seems to have the respect of the Sergeant, whom she admires and the Lieutenant Detective, whom she's less keen on. The Other Typist is set in 1920s New York City, with Prohibition at its height and Rose Baker, an orphaned young woman, working as a police typist. Suzanne Rindell popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us. Outstanding, a definite recommendation for all, particularly those with an interest in the Jazz Age.
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