Monday, October 22, 2012

Teaser Tuesday: The Imperfectionists



He already knew [his staff] in a way -- he understood this breed backward and had foreseen how his speech would be received.  Journalists were as touchy as cabaret performers and as stubborn as factory machinists.
-- The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman. I am tearing through this novel about an English-language newspaper based in Rome. I love it. What a terrific description of the funny subculture at the center of the story!

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4 comments :

  1. I do like the description. It sounds like an entertaining story. My teasers this week are from Crewel by Gennifer Albin and Edge of Oblivion by J. T. Geissinger. Happy reading!

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  2. As a former journalist, I really must read this. We have a cousin in Rome who has been there so long her English is hilarious but she rarely gets to practice it.

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  3. I really enjoyed this book too - there is a refreshing honesty about his writing style

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