tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post9054444912467916062..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Happy Birthday, Rex Stout! (1886 - 1975)Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-90755107596365943782011-12-02T21:53:22.653-05:002011-12-02T21:53:22.653-05:00Maybe it's time to see about putting such a bo...Maybe it's time to see about putting such a book together, Kathy. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-16224987283631212682011-12-02T15:37:50.437-05:002011-12-02T15:37:50.437-05:00I wish there were a book of quotes from the Wolfe ...I wish there were a book of quotes from the Wolfe books. We could walk around spouting lines and eliciting laughter.<br /><br />And when we have no time to read a whole book, we could just read some quotes to ourselves -- or even outloud if we find a willing listener.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-43432105968857679452011-12-02T11:20:11.668-05:002011-12-02T11:20:11.668-05:00I wish you could too, Yvonne. We'd have a grea...I wish you could too, Yvonne. We'd have a great time. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-62230830498844365112011-12-02T11:18:17.658-05:002011-12-02T11:18:17.658-05:00Bill: One of these days I'm going to attend. I...Bill: One of these days I'm going to attend. It's just that the timing is awkward for me. But I keep wanting to.<br /><br />I've also been meaning to read a good bio of Stout. Thanks for the recommendation.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-70274110755712206422011-12-02T11:16:36.291-05:002011-12-02T11:16:36.291-05:00Bev: His next to last book, since they've foun...Bev: His next to last book, since they've found one and published it posthumously. I haven't gotten around to it yet. Saving it for next year.<br /><br />A FAMILY AFFAIR is a hard reread though. You'll know why at the end.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-52377418291171653742011-12-02T11:15:14.430-05:002011-12-02T11:15:14.430-05:00Thank you Kathy, you are so sweet to keep saying s...Thank you Kathy, you are so sweet to keep saying such nice things. Very much appreciated, I assure you.<br /><br />You know how much I adore Wolfe and Archie, so I am in complete agreement with you about Stout's creations. There are many MANY bits of wit and wisdom in his books. Some happen to be laugh out loud funny too. :)<br /><br />"I am a genius, not a God." is classic.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-92157130152329457612011-12-02T10:06:45.400-05:002011-12-02T10:06:45.400-05:00Great post.
Stout really came up with strange nam...Great post.<br /> Stout really came up with strange names for the charater's. Wish I could go to Ny with you.<br />YvonneLa Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-56740156929049205302011-12-02T00:36:41.668-05:002011-12-02T00:36:41.668-05:00Yvette: Thanks for the post. I had not heard of th...Yvette: Thanks for the post. I had not heard of the Wolfe Pack. I wish I was closer to New York. <br /><br />John McAleer's biography provides a vivid portrayal of Stout's life.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-12232085747742843922011-12-01T22:21:51.192-05:002011-12-01T22:21:51.192-05:00How appropriate...my current read is Stout's _...How appropriate...my current read is Stout's _A Family Affair_. Happy birthday to Rex Stout!Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-37149850612004118932011-12-01T19:56:39.430-05:002011-12-01T19:56:39.430-05:00Rex Stout could probably keep a dinner going for t...Rex Stout could probably keep a dinner going for three days, just by himself!<br /><br />I like Stout's writing and love Nero, Archie and the gang, made even more interesting when I was a teenager because I share the last name with one of the detectives. <br /><br />I love the repartee between Nero and Archie. It's brilliant and laugh-out loud funny. A favorite line is "Archie, I am a genius, not a god."<br /><br />Another favorite -- which I sprinkle into conversation wherever possible is: "Archie, with your investigation and my 'feel for phenomena,' we'll solve this case."<br /><br />When I read about Stout, I was impressed that he wrote anti-fascist propaganda during WWII. And his ACLU role. <br /><br />Plenty of lines in the Wolfe books reveal Stout's opinions, including about the Depression.<br /><br />I'm a born-again Wolfe fan, having begun reading the books decades ago in high school. And discovered them thanks to this very website.<br /><br />Other than The Woman in White review, and movie reviews, the blogs on Wolfe and Archie send me into paroxysms of laughter.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-18877788749681207862011-12-01T18:34:38.112-05:002011-12-01T18:34:38.112-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-75139130462937688172011-12-01T18:34:37.468-05:002011-12-01T18:34:37.468-05:00Oh, for sure, Mark. Mystery writers are often some...Oh, for sure, Mark. Mystery writers are often some of the most intelligent people around. Stout was a kind of Renaissance man.<br /><br />I've met thriller writer Lee Child and I can honestly say he's one of the smartest men I've ever met.<br /><br />I think I'll do a post about what mystery writers to invite for Christmas dinner. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-64962341084818823762011-12-01T18:25:13.137-05:002011-12-01T18:25:13.137-05:00Every so often I play the game of whom from histor...Every so often I play the game of whom from history to invite to a dinner party. My guests tend to include early American presidents, but as I read your tribute to Rex Stout, it occurred to me that a table of great mystery writers would make for a heck of an evening. Don't you think so?Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-30506332651374988602011-12-01T18:19:48.942-05:002011-12-01T18:19:48.942-05:00Lauren: Yes, I agree. He was awesome. His Nero Wol...Lauren: Yes, I agree. He was awesome. His Nero Wolfe books are pretty awesome as well. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-81825236687087661582011-12-01T18:19:04.999-05:002011-12-01T18:19:04.999-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-15226651261121066342011-12-01T18:19:04.187-05:002011-12-01T18:19:04.187-05:00Les: Thank you! As I like to say, I'll be at t...Les: Thank you! As I like to say, I'll be at the celebration in spirit. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-11006303846102366242011-12-01T17:53:33.103-05:002011-12-01T17:53:33.103-05:00I didn't know any of that about Rex Stout! He ...I didn't know any of that about Rex Stout! He sounds like he was pretty awesome.Lauren Hairstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037717621464819611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-18519017400549020902011-12-01T16:43:31.716-05:002011-12-01T16:43:31.716-05:00Great quote from Wodehouse, Yvette. He's right...Great quote from Wodehouse, Yvette. He's right - that's writing. The Wolfe Pack is gathering in NY Friday through Sunday for the annual Black Orchid Weekend, coinciding with today's birthday. Wolfe and Archie and many of the others will be toasted at Saturday's banquet. I'll include you in my toasts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com