tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post5569238651037595863..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Friday's Forgotten Books: THE SILENT SPEAKER by Rex StoutYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-33447976798255726032012-02-05T16:48:15.326-05:002012-02-05T16:48:15.326-05:00Thanks so much, Tak. I am a big Nero Wolfe fan and...Thanks so much, Tak. I am a big Nero Wolfe fan and I just never tire of reading his books. I'm reading OVER MY DEAD BODY again right now for the umpteenth time. I like to read Wolfe during lunch. :)<br /><br />If you look on my left hand sideboard, you'll see a Nero Wolfe button if you scroll down. That's where you'll find most of my Wolfe posts and there have been a few of them. :)<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-77051376506291583802012-02-05T16:13:50.018-05:002012-02-05T16:13:50.018-05:00This is absolutely my favorite Nero Wolfe book. I ...This is absolutely my favorite Nero Wolfe book. I cannot believe I found another Rex Stout fan who re-reads the books over and over. And I enjoyed many other of your posts. About art, movies.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-47865902987861012172011-10-16T12:17:45.833-04:002011-10-16T12:17:45.833-04:00I wish I were as organized about my reading as you...I wish I were as organized about my reading as you, Kathy.<br /><br />"...feel for phenomenon..." Let's try and work it into our conversation! :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-73579933350917591992011-10-16T05:09:07.222-04:002011-10-16T05:09:07.222-04:00I'll read it, after I read one or two other bo...I'll read it, after I read one or two other books which are from the library. <br /><br />I like to intersperse the Wolfe/Goodwin detective agency with other reading.<br /><br />The Red Box was a lot of fun, quite clever and some scrumptuous repartee between those two. Wolfe's "feel for phenomenon" also came up here. Don't you just love the sound of that phrase? (I wish I could figure out how to use it in my other--mystery-reading -- life.)<br /><br />I've read 8, have quite a few to go.<br /><br />Will read The Rubber Band soon.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-14802782798583567322011-10-15T15:14:57.511-04:002011-10-15T15:14:57.511-04:00Kathy: The Rubber Band is not as good as The Red B...Kathy: The Rubber Band is not as good as The Red Box. But it's still pretty good. I say: read it.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-22072019452058755702011-10-15T15:14:01.723-04:002011-10-15T15:14:01.723-04:00Randy: Definitely. About time to read it. Actually...Randy: Definitely. About time to read it. Actually, there's never a wrong time to read Nero Wolfe. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-34116486380992170912011-10-15T15:13:01.232-04:002011-10-15T15:13:01.232-04:00Steve: Ha! I'm using the expression in more ge...Steve: Ha! I'm using the expression in more general sense. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-73999982995653241072011-10-15T15:12:07.144-04:002011-10-15T15:12:07.144-04:00Les: Revenge is sweet! Poor Cramer. But at least b...Les: Revenge is sweet! Poor Cramer. But at least by the end he was back where he belonged as a thorn in Wolfe's side. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-71457061368854468022011-10-14T23:27:24.232-04:002011-10-14T23:27:24.232-04:00Well, my TBR list for the Wolfepack is huge, and j...Well, my TBR list for the Wolfepack is huge, and just grew.<br /><br />I'm reading The Red Box and it is so light, relaxing and humorous.<br /><br />Am wondering whether to read The Rubber Band which is in the same volume.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-59389323252803153302011-10-14T20:30:52.426-04:002011-10-14T20:30:52.426-04:00This is one of the dozen or so Nero Wolfs I have, ...This is one of the dozen or so Nero Wolfs I have, but haven't read yet. Your review makes me want to dig it out and dive in.<br /><br />It has been too long since I read one.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-18182651469425607732011-10-14T18:19:37.688-04:002011-10-14T18:19:37.688-04:00"A one-way ticket to palooka-ville"? We..."A one-way ticket to palooka-ville"? Well, yes, I guess by the end of his career Brando <i>could</i> have played Nero Wolfe.SteveHLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745665231586422220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-91556597782648857582011-10-14T16:27:49.758-04:002011-10-14T16:27:49.758-04:00I remember this one fondly, Yvette - and I must sa...I remember this one fondly, Yvette - and I must say the notion of Inspector Ash banished to the waste land of Staten Island at the end of the book has warmed my heart ever since I first read the book. Lovely. Just lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-67468347168209818942011-10-14T14:21:06.596-04:002011-10-14T14:21:06.596-04:00Todd: This is a good one! One of my faves. It'...Todd: This is a good one! One of my faves. It's also, I think, a bit longer than some of the other Wolfe books. Don't miss it!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-92142654632855828452011-10-14T14:04:14.050-04:002011-10-14T14:04:14.050-04:00I haven't caught up with this one yet, but am ...I haven't caught up with this one yet, but am always happy to come across a "Stout" or a Mortimer...as with Wodehouse, I think I'm rationing them through time...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-17761434263331829302011-10-14T13:04:57.120-04:002011-10-14T13:04:57.120-04:00Richard: I generally do forget most of the story -...Richard: I generally do forget most of the story -certainly I forget the details - so reading some of these books is like reading them again for the first time.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-49680007684274601922011-10-14T12:55:22.713-04:002011-10-14T12:55:22.713-04:00I just reread this one a couple of months ago and ...I just reread this one a couple of months ago and enjoyed it a lot. For some reason I'd forgotten a great deal of the story, which made it even more fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com