Wednesday, June 1, 2011

The Imperfectionists eBook Review

I'm not a huge fan of short stories. They feel too much like the endless number of short stories I had to read for my degree and I always feel like I should be taking notes for the 10 page paper I'm going to have to write. That said, The Imperfectionists is a series of short stories based around an English language newspaper based in Rome and I liked it. It took me a couple of stories to get into it. A couple of stories for me to appreciate the choppiness. At least with Tom Rachman, the author, the short story ends right at the part where you would have to resolve some problem. He takes you to the top of the mountain and then just leaves you there without even a Sherpa to guide you down. I wanted more. I wanted to know more about certain characters. But in the end, it was a good read. Once again, thank you L.A. County Library Card.

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