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I'll join in. I read a couple of the books years ago, and remember thinking how, despite Nero Wolfe being the title character and attention-grabber, so much of it is about Archie being low-key excellent.
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I like the "turn up a palm" gesture that Stout writes a lot. Like:quote:I turned a palm up. “Look, Mrs. Bruner. Mr. Wolfe couldn’t possibly tackle it without something in writing.
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Apr 6, 2019 03:43
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I was surprised by how much of the moment to moment tension was just Archie's schedule. Gotta do this in the morning; gotta do that before lunch; gotta phone so and so from here. It makes the minor inconveniences stand out and puts a limit on how much seems possible. Archie seems to be good at just about every element of his job but he can't *always* take the time to ditch a tail.
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Apr 9, 2019 02:59
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I'm not an expert but I thought that Thinking Fast and Slow has been a bit savaged by the replicability crisis.
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