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The Imperfectionists
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Set against the gorgeous backdrop of Rome, Tom Rachman's wry, vibrant debut follows the topsy-turvy private lives of the reporters, editors, and executives of an international English-language newspaper as they struggle to keep it—and themselves—afloat. This hilarious and poignant look at the... show more
Set against the gorgeous backdrop of Rome, Tom Rachman's wry, vibrant debut follows the topsy-turvy private lives of the reporters, editors, and executives of an international English-language newspaper as they struggle to keep it—and themselves—afloat. This hilarious and poignant look at the struggles of print news will establish Rachman as one of the 21st century's most perceptive talents."In [this] zinger of a debut ... chapters read like exquisite short stories..."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780385343664
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Edition language: English
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jenniferwaggonerhartling
jenniferwaggonerhartling rated it
4.0 The Imperfectionists
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To all the pages I've read before
To all the pages I've read before rated it
3.0 The Imperfectionists
First, this is not a novel. I would not take any issue with that aside from that big glomming A Novel tag on the cover. This is a series of interconnected stories. They are very well done stories, but just because they circle the same sun, a newspaper, does not make this a novel.I was very smitten w...
Deryck's book blog
Deryck's book blog rated it
4.0 The Imperfectionists
The writing is superb in this book, and the story is decent. The ending scene is a bit heavy-handed to me, so I didn't leave the book quite as satisfied as I had hoped. But perhaps the ending is the appropriate one. I'll have to think on it some to really come to terms with it. It is fitting on o...
Raging Biblioholism
Raging Biblioholism rated it
4.0 The Imperfectionists
sorry for the delay in actual review.... but! what a wonderful short-story novel. beautifully drawn characters, a quirky story that sits close to my heart, and a book that raises quite a lot of questions about the world today. it isn't perfect - it does have some flaws here and there - but it is ...
books and cleverness
books and cleverness rated it
3.0 The Imperfectionists
It says "A Novel" on the cover, but it's more of a catalogue of people, in the form of short stories that are connected and arranged basically chronologically.
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