tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post8904274993265928049..comments2024-03-28T14:38:25.395-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Over My Dead Body: Rex StoutTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-85259168218663573142017-05-07T10:33:59.876-07:002017-05-07T10:33:59.876-07:00Well, I did once have a very good memory, Col. Now...Well, I did once have a very good memory, Col. Now as I get older, not so much. But my mind does retain facts about Rex Stout more easily. <br /><br />Except for the international intrigue element, this one is fairly typical of the earlier books. Possibly you would like some of the later books (60's or 70's) better. I haven't read or reviewed any of the later ones in years.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-80839735793562387742017-05-07T00:08:29.131-07:002017-05-07T00:08:29.131-07:00Wow - memory lady or what? I haven't been brow...Wow - memory lady or what? I haven't been browsing the tubs for a while and you're right this is the one Stout that I have! I'll be reading this one then someday, and finishing the tub project, I hope!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-46127292552193905812017-05-06T13:55:02.380-07:002017-05-06T13:55:02.380-07:00I do like having the blog as a record, Moira, alth...I do like having the blog as a record, Moira, although I am getting so far behind I have finally accepted that maybe I cannot write about each one. The story about the daughter is interesting, although she obviously doesn't show up much in the series. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-60156628391962796102017-05-06T13:52:49.521-07:002017-05-06T13:52:49.521-07:00I thought this one was in your buckets, Col, but I...I thought this one was in your buckets, Col, but I agree, probably not the best one for you. I have tried to think of a good one for you but nothing specific yet. Someday I will.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-20641691960461258762017-05-06T08:00:51.858-07:002017-05-06T08:00:51.858-07:00... also, isn't it great that having a blog me...... also, isn't it great that having a blog means there are now records? I was always forgetting what I had read and what I thought of them, and got series books mixed up: having the blog is the perfect record.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-78476459694262655432017-05-06T07:59:52.444-07:002017-05-06T07:59:52.444-07:00You mentioned this one earlier didn't you, bec...You mentioned this one earlier didn't you, because I remember being intrigued by the idea of his having a daughter. I am skipping around in this series, reading them randomly, and this sounds like one I would enjoy very much.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-48532125114563888812017-05-05T23:01:05.208-07:002017-05-05T23:01:05.208-07:00Probably not one I'll be seeking out, but I do...Probably not one I'll be seeking out, but I do intend to read at least one from the series sometime, not necessarily soon. Glad you still enjoy them on re-reading.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57978573077582583452017-05-05T12:44:42.118-07:002017-05-05T12:44:42.118-07:00I forgot that you had read this one, Mathew ... ar...I forgot that you had read this one, Mathew ... around the same time you reviewed The Doorbell Rang. That one is the favorite Nero Wolfe novel for a lot of people, but I would not put it up that high. But any Nero Wolfe story is a good one.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-26249385984250973692017-05-05T12:38:54.610-07:002017-05-05T12:38:54.610-07:00This is a good one, Yvette, but they all are in my...This is a good one, Yvette, but they all are in my estimation. I always remember Carla dressing up as a bellboy but I had forgotten about the escape through the restaurant. Sounds like a scene out of a movie. I liked the combination fencing and dancing instruction in this book, which I guess makes sense. And I like that same guy you mentioned, although I can't remember his name off the top of my head. Great ending. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-78424879679742580222017-05-05T12:30:32.226-07:002017-05-05T12:30:32.226-07:00Same for me, Bill. I cannot remember any of the no...Same for me, Bill. I cannot remember any of the novels that I did not like. Possibly a couple of the novellas but as far as I remember, those are all wonderful too.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-71632926798490669752017-05-05T12:28:32.456-07:002017-05-05T12:28:32.456-07:00Kathy, I wanted to re-watch the TV episodes based ...Kathy, I wanted to re-watch the TV episodes based on this book before I wrote the post but I could not fit it in. I am going to do that soon, I hope. <br /><br />Yes, I do love relaxing with the Nero Wolfe stories, and that is why I keep rereading them. <br /><br />I don't mind the lurid covers on old paperbacks but it is true that for many of the books at that time, they did not reflect the content.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-9430715608575950772017-05-05T12:24:27.027-07:002017-05-05T12:24:27.027-07:00I am envious of you, Sergio, if you have any unrea...I am envious of you, Sergio, if you have any unread Nero Wolfe books. I wish I could remember exactly what I thought about each one as I read it for the first time. This one is a fine book, just not in my list of top favorites.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-70097138813388601992017-05-05T12:14:40.836-07:002017-05-05T12:14:40.836-07:00I agree, Margot. Wolfe's background is interes...I agree, Margot. Wolfe's background is interesting, although I think there are conflicts between books. Over 40 plus books, that is to be expected, I guess. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-89094362880171445702017-05-05T11:52:45.619-07:002017-05-05T11:52:45.619-07:00I enjoyed this one, too, Tracy, altho evidently no...I enjoyed this one, too, Tracy, altho evidently not as much as Yvette did, as I have not urge to double my comment. ;) Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-71932198950725154962017-05-05T07:33:02.697-07:002017-05-05T07:33:02.697-07:00I'm very fond of this one as well, Tracy. I lo...I'm very fond of this one as well, Tracy. I love those two scenes you mentioned. :) I also loved the whole fencing and dancing thing at that brownstone. It seemed like the sort of place that might have been a continuing setting for more mysteries down the road. Liked all the characters, especially the overweight guy who initially accuses one of the women of stealing. As usual, Rex Stout gives us such interesting passing characters. AND OF COURSE I LOVE THE ENDING. :) Wolfe can move when he wants to. And it occurs to me that Stout used the same 'hiding in plain sight' ploy in another of his books, THE SILENT SCREAM. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-80075424827915509272017-05-05T05:54:54.271-07:002017-05-05T05:54:54.271-07:00I love the Nero Wolfe books and have read them all...I love the Nero Wolfe books and have read them all, some more than once. I'm never disappointed.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24945232507189827452017-05-05T02:57:42.543-07:002017-05-05T02:57:42.543-07:00I did read this book and enjoyed and also watched ...I did read this book and enjoyed and also watched the TV episode of this story. It was fun to watch it play out on TV, a lot of action and craziness at the studio. Nero Wolfe gets all wound-up, a normal occurrence.<br /><br />I have to read more of these, so relaxing and diverting. One can escape into the West 35th Street brownstone and (almost) ignore what's going on in Washington. I need more of these books.<br /><br />About that cover, I remember when I was in high school that every single paperback mystery that I saw, and even those of mystery magazines, had women draped, half-dressed or bloodied on the floor or just dead. <br /><br />It was a reason that I couldn't read paperback mysteries and I stay away from books with those covers.<br /><br />The Mickey Spillane covers were pretty bad so I stayed away from those and am glad I did.<br /><br />But I remember even Perry Mason's books' covers had women in various poses or else dead.<br /><br />I'm glad book covers changed (mostly).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-63391087290098030842017-05-05T00:12:57.314-07:002017-05-05T00:12:57.314-07:00You know, I have this in an Italian edition from b...You know, I have this in an Italian edition from back int he 80s but not sure I've actually read it - just the idea of an (as yet) unread Stout still lying around the house makes me smile, even if not top notch ...Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-47909425663183238312017-05-04T07:55:36.716-07:002017-05-04T07:55:36.716-07:00I find it interesting to learn things (or get hint...I find it interesting to learn things (or get hints, at any rate) about Wolfe's background, Tracy. I'm glad this book explores this, even if it's not Stout's very best. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com