The Other Typist Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

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The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell

The Other Typist

A Novel

by Suzanne Rindell
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  • May 7, 2013, 368 pages
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  • Apr 2014, 368 pages
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For supplemental discussion material see our Beyond the Book article, Speakeasies in the Age of Prohibition and our BookBrowse Review of The Other Typist.

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  1. Do you think Rose is a reliable or unreliable narrator? Why? If you did question her veracity, at what point in the novel did you begin to do so?

  2. Why is Rose so captivated by Odalie, someone she wholly disapproves of initially?

  3. Through Odalie, Rose gains entry into a world she's never seen before, one filled with opulence and rich, glamorous people. Clearly Rose is an outsider who doesn't belong. Yet she seems to take to it all rather quickly. Why do you think this is so? Why, despite all the new people she comes into contact with, is Odalie the only one she seems to be charmed by?

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  1. How does the author develop themes of identity and belonging throughout the narrative?
  2. What role does the setting play in shaping the characters' decisions and relationships?
  3. Discuss how the ending reframes the events of the story. Were you surprised?


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