Comments on: GUEST REVIEW: Some Buried Caesar by Rex Stout

By: CocoaCharm

CocoaCharm — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:26:26 +0000

Lily is my favorite character outside of NW and AG. “Death of a Dude” has loads of Lily with some real good subtext on Archie and Lily’s relationship. Like you, I love stepping back into Wolfe world from time to time. Like a warm, worn blanket on a cold night!

By: Bernita

Bernita — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:33:26 +0000

Yes!
I have most of the Nero Wolfe series and go on re-reading binges every now and then.

By: Jenyfer Matthews

Jenyfer Matthews — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:28:51 +0000

I too am a Rex Stout fan. I have read more than I can count – though not all – and don’t recall a dud among them.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:42:21 +0000

Exciting! My first post and my first comment! I generally just read everyone
else’s and don’t have much to add.
I totally agree with you J.D., this series is a hybrid of the two genres. Archie represents the new (at the time) type of hardboiled detective (although with a better sense of humor than most), active, energetic, willing to use force while Wolfe is the older more cerebral version, sitting in his office putting all the pieces together.
A&E did a series based on the books a couple of years ago which lasted two seasons. It was pretty entertaining and they stuck very closely to the books (each episdoe was based on a book). The actor who played Wolfe was absoultely fantastic, he lined up perfectly with what I had in my head, but I was a little disappointed in Archie. He was played by Timothy Hutton, who just did’t seem like Archie to me.

By: Bev Stephans

Bev Stephans — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:24:48 +0000

How nice that others appreciate Rex Stout. I have read and re-read the Nero Wolfe/Archie Goodwin Series so many times that I keep having to replace the paperbacks as they keep wearing out. It’s hard to pick a favorite as I have so many. I highly recommend this series to anyone who hasn’t read it.

By: J.D. Rhoades

J.D. Rhoades — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:31:02 +0000

Stout’s one of my favorites. I always saw the books as an attempted bridge between the traditional “genius sleuth” books like Christie’s and Sayers’ and the more hardboiled PI work of Chandler et. al. Most of the time it works brilliantly. My favorite is THE DOORBELL RANG where Wolfe takes on Hoover’s FBI. It’s about as close to political commentary as Stout ever got. Another is THE BLACK MOUNTAIN which takes Wolfe not just out of the brownstone, but back to Montenegro.

By: vanessa jaye

vanessa jaye — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:51:36 +0000

I’ve never read a Nero Wolfe mystery before, but I’m on a bit of a jag at the moment re settings from the early 1900s, so I’ll have to check this out.