tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post4014311229731280822..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Friday's Forgotten (or Overlooked) Book: THE RUBBER BAND (1936) by Rex StoutYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-11604722795186113932014-05-12T18:16:45.525-04:002014-05-12T18:16:45.525-04:00Smart move, that buying up the Wolfe books. One n...Smart move, that buying up the Wolfe books. One never knows when one might need a dose of Wolfe and Goodwin banter -- good to have on hand for those emergency cravings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-26162344583876252202014-05-07T11:40:04.975-04:002014-05-07T11:40:04.975-04:00Kathy, bad luck at the library. I have trouble wit...Kathy, bad luck at the library. I have trouble with the system in my part of the state which has very VERY FEW vintage books on their shelves. I love that Abe Books has a lot of free shipping so I use them a lot. But luckily for me, I bought most of the Nero Wolfe paperbacks<br />years ago when a local bookstore was going out of business.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-88079590914034708772014-05-07T00:05:23.888-04:002014-05-07T00:05:23.888-04:00Hmmm. Have to figure out a way to get The Rubber ...Hmmm. Have to figure out a way to get The Rubber Band. The library only has it in ebook format or -- their latest annoyance -- they have only one paper book, available only at the 42nd Street main library, not for circulation.<br /><br />So a person has to go up there, find their way in, find the book, find a place to sit, etc. So, this is really not something most people can do.<br /><br />So I'll try to find a copy at Abe Books, one that isn't printed in a tiny font, which I gave up trying to read years ago. I need the big font for those of us with more experienced eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-16036257499162480962014-05-06T13:44:36.160-04:002014-05-06T13:44:36.160-04:00Oh, how could you!?? It's slap on the wrist ti...Oh, how could you!?? It's slap on the wrist time, for sure, Joan. Ha., I have a slew of paperbacks and a couple of anthologies so Wolfe is always on hand at Chez Yvette. Anthologies are a great way to go if you don't like to have a bunch of paperbacks on the shelves.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-49417951254719042612014-05-06T13:42:53.227-04:002014-05-06T13:42:53.227-04:00You're welcome, Bloody. :) Even if you did rea...You're welcome, Bloody. :) Even if you did read it, read it again. There's no such thing as reading too many or too much Nero.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-51670572276082105222014-05-06T13:41:57.810-04:002014-05-06T13:41:57.810-04:00Thanks, Dorian. I'm always glad to chat with a...Thanks, Dorian. I'm always glad to chat with another Nero Wolfe groupie. :) Or as Caftan Woman and I like to say: Fan-girls. While I am a bigger fan of the books than the show, I still recommend both. I was especially taken, on the show, with the guy who played Saul Panzer. ;)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-7088988026197146302014-05-06T13:40:11.846-04:002014-05-06T13:40:11.846-04:00Well, think of the joy waiting for you, Kathy, whe...Well, think of the joy waiting for you, Kathy, when you pick up THE RUBBER BAND. :) I have watched the show now and then over the years, an episode here, an episode there, but I still do enjoy the books more. I have my favorite Nero Wolfe books that I return to again and again and again. Enjoy writing about them too. <br /><br />Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-84721331475726098112014-05-06T08:19:20.197-04:002014-05-06T08:19:20.197-04:00I am so annoyed with myself. When we moved to Phi...I am so annoyed with myself. When we moved to Philadelphia, I got rid of about twenty-five or thirty Rex Stout paperbacks that I'd bought at yard sales and library sales. I hadn't read them all but I figured I could always get them from the library. Now that you often blog about Rex Stout, I wish I'd kept them!joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-39174860420011196922014-05-06T04:10:54.965-04:002014-05-06T04:10:54.965-04:00Not sure I've read this one in English actuall...Not sure I've read this one in English actually - hurrah, another Wolfe book to add to the pile - thanks Yvette.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-5744457604057804572014-05-04T17:55:38.651-04:002014-05-04T17:55:38.651-04:00Yvette, as you may recall, I love the Nero Wolfe b...Yvette, as you may recall, I love the Nero Wolfe books as well as ones from TV starring Maury Chaykin and Timothy Hutton, so I was pleased to see you were blogging about THE RUBBER BAND! Now you've got me wanting to catch up with my collection (I confess I don't have all of this...yet! :-) Thanks for bringing them back in my radar so I can catch up! Warmest wishes to you and your lovely family, my friend! :-D<br /><br />DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-25932640892860894322014-05-03T21:36:25.362-04:002014-05-03T21:36:25.362-04:00I don't think I've read this one.
I start...I don't think I've read this one.<br /><br />I started reading Nero Wolfe/Archie Goodwin books while a teenager back in the Middle Ages. It was a series read by my father, a mystery fan.<br /><br />For decades I didn't read the books, but then when I fortuitously happened upon this blog,: Voila! Great posts about this series and reviews of some excellent books, so I began to read the series again, to my great enjoyment.<br /><br />I have not read all of the books, but when I read one I enjoy it (with a few exceptions due to language), but many times when I'm stressed out and tired or need a complete distraction, I pick up one of these books and enjoy it. (Or else the Precious Ramotswe series, too)<br /><br />So, this post reminds me to return to the series, and at least to find this book and read it.<br /><br />P.S. Whoever likes these books MUST see the TV series with Maury Chaykin and Timothy Hutton. Absolutely hilarious, but it's helpful if one is familiar with the series, the characters, Wolfe's idiosyncracies. (Friends who don't read the books don't get the TV shows, and give up).<br /><br />The TV episodes are fast paced, repartee is quick, lots of art deco furnishings, fast-paced music, including drum rolls.<br /><br />Maybe I should buy it so I have it on hand!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-18117894542837376722014-05-03T14:55:09.120-04:002014-05-03T14:55:09.120-04:00Thanks, C.W. I love 'making your day'. :)Thanks, C.W. I love 'making your day'. :) Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-72054128441429486122014-05-03T14:54:09.464-04:002014-05-03T14:54:09.464-04:00Well, I've known about the Nero Wolfe books fo...Well, I've known about the Nero Wolfe books for ages, Yvonne.<br />It's one of my favorite series.<br /><br />GO WICKED STRONG!!!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-69533297174741593532014-05-03T14:52:49.367-04:002014-05-03T14:52:49.367-04:00I too love THE DOORBELL RANG. But I think my favor...I too love THE DOORBELL RANG. But I think my favorite, at least for now is OVER MY DEAD BODY. There are very very few (if any) clunkers in this series, that's for sure.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-87531953110603225762014-05-03T14:50:52.089-04:002014-05-03T14:50:52.089-04:00Maybe one day that will change, Neer. This is defi...Maybe one day that will change, Neer. This is definitely one of the best mystery series ever written.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-60971457688347896252014-05-03T14:50:11.446-04:002014-05-03T14:50:11.446-04:00I hope you come across a few here and there, Prash...I hope you come across a few here and there, Prashant. They are well worth looking for. Somehow, the older I get, the better the Wolfe books get. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-13797338994417802432014-05-03T14:49:14.217-04:002014-05-03T14:49:14.217-04:00I'm thrilled that I introduced you to Rex Stou...I'm thrilled that I introduced you to Rex Stout/Nero Wolfe, M.M. :) I've actually lost track of how many times I've read and re-read my Wolfe books.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-82355515635094293002014-05-03T11:31:38.785-04:002014-05-03T11:31:38.785-04:00"This is the one where Wolfe hides suspect Cl..."This is the one where Wolfe hides suspect Clara Fox under a bunch of sphagnum moss in the plant rooms upstairs. Remember?" Yep.<br /><br />I love the selections you shared, and that cover art is gorgeous. You made my day.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-19374836024111157412014-05-03T11:25:13.539-04:002014-05-03T11:25:13.539-04:00How do you find all these great books? Yvette the ...How do you find all these great books? Yvette the Derby is on todat at 5 and there is a horse running named Wicked Strong, after the BOSTON BOMBING. Sure hope he wins. yvonneLa Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-47024170384043345362014-05-03T07:09:10.152-04:002014-05-03T07:09:10.152-04:00My favorite, most times I think about it - The Do...My favorite, most times I think about it - The Doorbell Rang - but I read others and they become my favorite. I think I have read all of them at least three times.Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027824918114690029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-9024195909121528602014-05-03T06:07:46.755-04:002014-05-03T06:07:46.755-04:00Seems interesting, Yvette but I don't think I ...Seems interesting, Yvette but I don't think I have seen a copy anywhere.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-14374191661737623632014-05-03T04:51:55.941-04:002014-05-03T04:51:55.941-04:00Yvette, I have to play catch-up as far as Rex Stou...Yvette, I have to play catch-up as far as Rex Stout's books go. Thanks for the reminder.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-4586183514506742512014-05-02T23:36:27.027-04:002014-05-02T23:36:27.027-04:00I remember this one -- hiding her under the moss i...I remember this one -- hiding her under the moss in the plant room is one of the classic scenes in Nero Wolfe.<br /><br />You know I started reading Rex Stout because of your blog. I've been reading them, off and on, in chronological order. Up to the late 1950s. Great stuff.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-64457836446192814482014-05-02T22:47:00.495-04:002014-05-02T22:47:00.495-04:00Yes you do. :) Need to make time, I mean. I had fo...Yes you do. :) Need to make time, I mean. I had forgotten just how much I like THE RUBBER BAND. Even if Cramer lights his cigar and Archie goes on to forget that in later books.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-60170944248878453032014-05-02T22:45:36.928-04:002014-05-02T22:45:36.928-04:00OMG, you have a first first??? I wish you'd so...OMG, you have a first first??? I wish you'd sold them to me when I still had money. Ha! If you don't read any Rex Stout then you're denying yourself one of the best, John. Hop to it.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.com