The debut novel by Tom Rachman, "the imperfectionists" renewed my enthusiasm for fiction - this story follows the lives of reporters, editors, and publishers of a Rome-based English language newspaper. Rachman's book is so well written, so entertaining, so witty, all with a true-to-life grasp of human folly. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a storyline so well intertwined that it keeps you engrossed. I couldn't wait to learn what happens next. Rachman's perfectly developed characters are vulnerable enough that you want to protect them and flawed enough that you wish someone would knock some sense into them!
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I think what Rachman does especially well is his ability to create great dialogue between his characters and balance this with descriptions of scenes that vividly convey a mental image for the reader. Here's an example of the later:
Many of the buildings in central Rome were colored as if from a crayon box: dagger red, trumpet yellow, rain-cloud blue. But the paper's dour seventeenth-century building seemed to have been colored with a lead pencil: it was scribble gray, set off by a towering oak door large enough to swallow a schooner...
Doesn't your mind's eye have a crystal clear image after reading those words? I'd share more of Rachman's excellent writing, but I think you should read "the imperfectionists" yourself to enjoy this book to its fullest!
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