A place for FF's to write and read brief reviews of books and films for the benefit of other FF's.

A place for FF's to write and read brief reviews of books and films for the benefit of other FF's.
Showing posts with label tom rachman imperfectionist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tom rachman imperfectionist. Show all posts

Monday, March 28, 2011

The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman

This is a great novel and one that friends will definitely enjoy. It follows several employees at an English language international newspaper in Italy.
I noticed a friend reading it at a coffee shop - which would make a perfect ad for this book, except then I borrowed it from my friend instead of purchasing it, so maybe not a perfect ad.
I hate spoilers so I don't want to say too much more. Basically if you are a fan of history, travel, sadness, jokes, and sex, then you will probably enjoy this. I read A Visit From the Goon Squad right after The Imperfectionists and the two books are actually very similar. I felt like I was taking a seminar on short story narratives about disintegrating trades. AVFTGS is about the dying music industry and The Imperfectionists is about the dying newspaper industry. Everything we love is ending!
4/5