The Imperfectionists Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Tom Rachman
SCORE
3.5
TOTAL RATINGS
260

The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman Book Summary

From the author of The Italian Teacher, this acclaimed debut novel set in Rome follows the topsy-turvy lives of the denizens of an English language newspaper.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY 
Janet Maslin, The New York Times • The Economist • NPR • Slate • The Christian Science Monitor • Financial Times • The Plain Dealer • Minneapolis Star Tribune • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Kansas City Star • The Globe and Mail • Publishers Weekly
 
Look in the back of the book for a conversation between Tom Rachman and Malcolm Gladwell

Fifty years and many changes have ensued since the paper was founded by an enigmatic millionaire, and now, amid the stained carpeting and dingy office furniture, the staff’s personal dramas seem far more important than the daily headlines. Kathleen, the imperious editor in chief, is smarting from a betrayal in her open marriage; Arthur, the lazy obituary writer, is transformed by a personal tragedy; Abby, the embattled financial officer, discovers that her job cuts and her love life are intertwined in a most unexpected way. Out in the field, a veteran Paris freelancer goes to desperate lengths for his next byline, while the new Cairo stringer is mercilessly manipulated by an outrageous war correspondent with an outsize ego. And in the shadows is the isolated young publisher who pays more attention to his prized basset hound, Schopenhauer, than to the fate of his family’s quirky newspaper.

As the era of print news gives way to the Internet age and this imperfect crew stumbles toward an uncertain future, the paper’s rich history is revealed, including the surprising truth about its founder’s intentions.

Spirited, moving, and highly original, The Imperfectionists will establish Tom Rachman as one of our most perceptive, assured literary talents.

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Book Name The Imperfectionists
Genre Literary Fiction
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Language English
E-Book Size 7.14 MB

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The Imperfectionists. In my opinion this book was a bundle of short stories that were loosely woven together under the guise that everyone worked together. I doubt that I would recommend it to any of my friends unless they ran out of books.

A Droll, Laggy Read. This was the worst book I've read in a long time! There's no storyline or plot. The chapters are about individuals and some are a tad comical, others you just want to end! I picked it up because of all the superlatives on the cover and this, in retrospect, has brought out my inner skeptic - why would publications say such things about a book unless they know the author and seek mutual favors if these things are not true? It was so bad I refused to read the last chapter! Dreadful.

Wonderful. To begin, I'm 17 years old. The book was so thrilling, that it keeps on reading page after page. I only found one passive character for not saying boring. I have to read the book twice to see how the author assemble this together. I like how he revealed some of the past after each present day chapter. I met all kind of character. You named them: desesparate, introvert, outgoing, worker, competitive, unreliable. That was one heck of stories about journalism.

Awful waste of time. I was so disappointed by this book and even more disappointed in myself that I wasted my time by reading every last page. Every single one of the characters were boring, depressed saps. My hope was that by the end of the book a few would somehow redeem themselves. No such luck. The author didn't do much at all in terms of character development and ended the book on depressed note with careers and relationships in ruins.

Great book!. I am surprised by some of the not-so-great reviews of this book. I was highly impressed by this book. It does read like a collection of short stories, or you could assimilate it to a Robert Altman film where the varying characters are all loosely related and each character has his own interesting storyline. This book is intelligent and very well written. The characters are interesting, and the overall subject of the newspaper business basically moving to an internet format is timely and interesting too. This is one of the best books I've read in a long time and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone who is looking for a thoughtful, intelligent read.

Good Book. I enjoyed this novel and it's multiple characters and plot lines. This is not a great book but a fun read to savor and different from the usual average best selling book fare...EAF

The Imperfectionists. A good read. If you're a journalist it's a must read.

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The The Imperfectionists book written by Tom Rachman was published on 06 April 2010, Tuesday in the Literary Fiction category. A total of 260 readers of the book gave the book 3.5 points out of 5.

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