tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post7135282302330487825..comments2024-03-28T04:49:39.570-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Trouble in Triplicate: Rex Stout TracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-63795695114494146632015-05-25T16:02:43.759-07:002015-05-25T16:02:43.759-07:00Even though I have read all of the books about Wol...Even though I have read all of the books about Wolfe multiple times, I think I have returned to the novellas less frequently, so they feel newer when I read them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-19272074918865364722015-05-25T11:47:35.251-07:002015-05-25T11:47:35.251-07:00I've always enjoyed Wolfe in whatever form he&...I've always enjoyed Wolfe in whatever form he's come--including the novellas. I haven't had a chance to read any of these yetBev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-13361055295713711102015-05-24T09:10:44.839-07:002015-05-24T09:10:44.839-07:00I would enjoy a post on that subject, Bill, so I h...I would enjoy a post on that subject, Bill, so I hope you do that. In some of the novellas, I find that the relationship between Archie and Wolfe is highlighted, and I enjoy that. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-25661077628037098252015-05-23T21:30:07.752-07:002015-05-23T21:30:07.752-07:00TracyK: I have tried to figure out why I enjoy the...TracyK: I have tried to figure out why I enjoy the Wolfe novellas when I am not usually fond of them. I think it is because Stout wrote mysteries of a length that were suited to the plot. He did not force a short story or a novella into a book. Might write a post on the subject some day.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-80857692887027985412015-05-22T22:27:24.337-07:002015-05-22T22:27:24.337-07:00BV, I think I first read Stout in my early teens (...BV, I think I first read Stout in my early teens (or preteens) and then I remember my grandmother giving me a bunch of Nero Wolfe paperbacks when I was around twenty. Then I had a project to read (and have my own copies of) all the Nero Wolfe mysteries in order in my thirties or forties. <br /><br />You are right, I have noticed novella length works coming back and I need to try some of them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27959429950081509532015-05-22T22:24:15.119-07:002015-05-22T22:24:15.119-07:00I do hope you try him some day, Keishon, just for ...I do hope you try him some day, Keishon, just for the experience. He is a big favorite here, comfort reading for me.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-49541518662491787152015-05-22T19:44:53.938-07:002015-05-22T19:44:53.938-07:00If you'll pardon the pun, I "wolfed"...If you'll pardon the pun, I "wolfed" these down as a youngster - went through a Nero Wolfe phase for a bit and read every one our small local public library had. I think novella-length fiction is definitely making a comeback, something Stout would approve, no doubt.BVLawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104434170537269673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-69188374277577282752015-05-22T18:33:05.558-07:002015-05-22T18:33:05.558-07:00I can only say that Rex Stout is on my list! I kno...I can only say that Rex Stout is on my list! I know he's a big favorite for you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-78837349779398800202015-05-22T17:27:18.150-07:002015-05-22T17:27:18.150-07:00Yvette, I had to go remind myself which one that w...Yvette, I had to go remind myself which one that was, and it is a very good one. FER DE LANCE is top of my list, but THE SILENT SPEAKER is a close runner up.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-76360748279873494042015-05-22T15:59:57.106-07:002015-05-22T15:59:57.106-07:00I liked these three novellas, Tracy - but I didn&#...I liked these three novellas, Tracy - but I didn't love them. Still, any Wolfe and Archie is better than no Wolfe and Archie. <br /><br />My favorite Wolfe book (novel) is MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD. I never seem to get tired of re-reading that one. Though I do an awful lot of Wolfe rereading on the whole.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-82830893759340658512015-05-22T15:48:38.254-07:002015-05-22T15:48:38.254-07:00I guess I have been lucky in my latest novella rea...I guess I have been lucky in my latest novella reads, Barry. And, of course, it matters what you are looking for in a story. The Zeck trilogy is one of my favorite parts of the Nero Wolfe series. I do like IN THE BEST FAMILIES a lot, and it is a lot different from any of the other books.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-29123562841665777982015-05-22T13:57:27.805-07:002015-05-22T13:57:27.805-07:00The novellas definitely varied in quality.
My fav...The novellas definitely varied in quality.<br /><br />My favorite of the full-length novels (and favorite Wolfe story, period) is IN THE BEST FAMILIES, but it's absolutely *not* the one to read if you haven't read previous entries in the series because it entails a radical departure on Wolfe's part, about which I'll say no more. (It's also the third in what amounts to a trilogy of sorts, following AND BE A VILLAIN and THE SECOND CONFESSION.) Barry Erganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305184548497082776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-41939907414027183882015-05-22T05:59:11.975-07:002015-05-22T05:59:11.975-07:00I have reminded myself how enjoyable these are, Se...I have reminded myself how enjoyable these are, Sergio. And such easy reads. Going to be including more of them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-60519879159506669012015-05-22T00:43:21.824-07:002015-05-22T00:43:21.824-07:00Love these novella collections - time to dip in ag...Love these novella collections - time to dip in again - thanks TracyK. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-2252613372542972022015-05-21T17:10:32.758-07:002015-05-21T17:10:32.758-07:00I will be interested in what you think of the Nero...I will be interested in what you think of the Nero Wolfe books, Moira. They could be your cup of tea or not. And it may depend on what time period you start from. Although Nero and Archie did not age, the books move along with the times, up to 1976, so reflect different social behaviors, etc.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-28907555976099588802015-05-21T17:07:55.662-07:002015-05-21T17:07:55.662-07:00I am finding the novellas more enjoyable than I re...I am finding the novellas more enjoyable than I remember from my earlier readings, Margot. This set has some of my favorites.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-8705378820965342452015-05-21T17:06:39.290-07:002015-05-21T17:06:39.290-07:00I doubt if a Nero Wolfe book will ever hook you to...I doubt if a Nero Wolfe book will ever hook you totally, Col, but you may find them enjoyable now and then.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-22297590071973321732015-05-21T11:50:43.558-07:002015-05-21T11:50:43.558-07:00What Col says! I am going to start looking into Ne...What Col says! I am going to start looking into Nero Wolfe sometime, honest....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-26234582131709397182015-05-21T07:47:47.034-07:002015-05-21T07:47:47.034-07:00I think Stout made such effective use of the novel...I think Stout made such effective use of the novella format, Tracy. Some of his are, in my opinion, quite excellent. Glad you liked this set. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-11344003252366413472015-05-21T01:16:32.089-07:002015-05-21T01:16:32.089-07:00Glad you enjoyed it Tracy. When I do get to Stout/...Glad you enjoyed it Tracy. When I do get to Stout/Wolfe it probably won't be this one....unless the first one hooks me totally!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com