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The Imperfectionists (Thorndike Reviewers' Choice) by Rachman, Tom is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Amazon.com Review The Imperfectionists . Set against the backdrop of a fictional English-language newspaper based in Rome, it begins as a celebration of the beloved and endangered role of newspapers and the original 24/7 news cycle. Yet Rachman pushes beyond nostalgia by crafting an apologue that better resembles a modern-day Mad Men exploration of the halcyon past. The chaos of the newsroom becomes a stage for characters unified by a common thread of circumstance, with each chapter presenting an affecting look into the life of a different player. From the comically overmatched greenhorn to the forsaken foreign correspondent, we suffer through the painful heartbreaks of unexpected tragedy and struggle to stifle our laughter in the face of well-intentioned blunders. This cacophony of emotion blends into a single voice, as the depiction of a paper deemed a "daily report on the idiocy and the brilliance of the species" becomes more about the disillusion in everyday life than the dissolution of an industry. --_Dave Callanan_ Tom Rachman on The Imperfectionists I grew up in peaceful Vancouver with two psychologists for parents, a sister with whom I squabbled in the obligatory ways,

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Rachman, Tom
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Published
2010
Language
EN
ISBN
9781410430656
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
Rating
3.54 / 5 (7 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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