‘The Imperfectionists’ by Tom Rachman

I’m curious ā€” what book are you reading right now? I’m almost to the end of Tom Rachman‘s The Imperfectionists, and think it’s quite possibly one of the best books I’ve ever read. A first-time novelist, Rachman writes what appear to be a series of short stories, all set within the newspaper industry during its rise and fall. But read only a few chapters in and you’ll realize the crux of Rachman’s genius ā€” each character is somehow intertwined with the next, all coming together to form various members of a newsroom staff that’s as fascinating as it is flawed. Anyways, the book is great ā€” in fact, it’s so good that Brad Pitt already optioned the rights to make it into a film. Okay, so now you’re up: what book do you recommend?

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paul

Sounds like a great novel. I’ll have to check it out.

I’m currently reading Julia Child’s _My Life in France_. I would definitely recommend it to any epicureans or travelistas.

I also have bookmarks in several other books, including _Wilderness Warrior_, a biography of Teddy Roosevelt. It’s amazingly well-researched, but I have to say the inordinate number of typos can sometimes be distracting. Overall, a fascinating look at Roosevelt’s great environmental accomplishments. He was quite an interesting and inspirational guy. I’d love to accomplish one percent of what he did in his years.

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Rachel Bowie

I would love to read Julia Child’s book — what a great recommendation!

Also, that’s crazy that there would be that many typos in a biography about Teddy Roosevelt. I agree that he is quite a fascinating man. I took so many U.S. History courses at Wheaton and he was one of my favorite people to discuss.

Thanks for sharing your book suggestions Paul! šŸ™‚

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