First book by Rex Stout. Useful as a window into the racist tendencies of the time. Even smart folks like Rex Stout were not immune. Not in any way representative of his later work.
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Woger the Shrubber rated The league of frightened men: 4 stars
The league of frightened men by Rex Stout (Crime line)
This is the second Nero Wolfe book (1935). From Wikipedia: "When two men die under mysterious circumstances and a third …
Woger the Shrubber rated Distraction: 4 stars
Distraction by Bruce Sterling
It's November 2044, an election year, and the state of the Union is a farce. The government is broke, the …
Woger the Shrubber rated I Am a Cat: 4 stars
Woger the Shrubber rated The One Tree: 4 stars
Woger the Shrubber rated The Big Bamboo: 3 stars
The Big Bamboo by Tim Dorsey
The manic (in fact, more like maniacal) Serge Storms, along with his always stoned, always clueless sidekick Coleman, are back. …
Woger the Shrubber rated Riverworld: 4 stars
Woger the Shrubber rated The second confession: 4 stars
Trio for Blunt Instruments (Nero Wolfe Mysteries) by Rex Stout (Rex Stout library)
Woger the Shrubber rated Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth: 4 stars
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by R. Buckminster Fuller
Edited and re-released by Fuller's grandson, Jamie Snyder, this edition is true to the original manuscript but adds helpful footnotes …
Woger the Shrubber rated Prisoner's base: 4 stars
Prisoner's base by Rex Stout (Crime line)
Woger the Shrubber rated Tourist Season: 3 stars
Woger the Shrubber rated The rubber band: 4 stars
Woger the Shrubber rated Cancer Ward: 4 stars
Woger the Shrubber reviewed Under the Andes by Rex Stout
A non-Nero Wolfe novel, rather Wierd Science and pulp magazine-ish. From Goodreads: "Under the Andes …
Review of 'Under the Andes' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
First book by Rex Stout. Useful as a window into the racist tendencies of the time. Even smart folks like Rex Stout were not immune. Not in any way representative of his later work.