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The Imperfectionists is a very cleverly created novel made up from a series of stories about individuals and their experiences working in a newsroom for a Rome-based newspaper. The environment of the newsroom is very vividly captured with the observational style of a news article, and I found the characters and the vignettes about them to be creative, quirky, but realistic, sometimes sad/mean, and yet oddly humorous. The way the individual stories are interwoven gives continuity and builds a sec
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After 3 people came to the Reference Desk to ask for this book, I grabbed it for myself and took a chance. I'm glad I did. The concept of many stories making the whole worked for Rachman. The stories didn't try too hard to be unsettling or edgy, but actions and consequences seemed to flow naturally and make sense. Better yet, the writing seemed laid back, but was actually full of tension and mild suspense in the drawing room tradition of social intercourse. and who can beat Rome as Location?
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Fun book for an Italiaphile. Provided an affectionate look at journalists and a dying newspaper.
Apr 06, 2011
Melissa
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Terzah
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Lisa
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