![]() ![]() Told in a series of character vignettes, The Imperfectionists is mostly about disappointed professionals who for the past several years have almost put their humanity on the back burner while dedicating their lives to a declining industry. Journalism, in a way, is almost incidental, though its fall emphasizes the decline in the character’s lives. My profession, incidentally, isn’t related to journalism at all - Kevin’s was however, Kevin was exactly right. Despite the slightly unfamiliar professional world in which these characters roam, the characters themselves were very familiar. ![]() I had just finished Maile Meloy’s wonderful short story collection and, sadly, nothing I had on my shelves appealed at that moment (when my wife and children leave, nothing much is appealing, I’m afraid - I’m hopeless that way). Kevin and I had been corresponding and he said it was time to read Rachman’s book about a quirky bunch of imperfect people (who would remind me of some of the people I run into in my profession, he told me) who work for a respectable niche international newspaper based in Rome - this book, he assured me, was just what I was looking for. The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman (2010) The Dial Press (2010) 272 ppįor some time, KevinfromCanada has been recommending that I read The Imperfectionists. A few weeks ago, my wife and children went on a trip leaving me home alone. ![]()
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