RaveThe Globe and Mail...immensely readable ... Rachman leaves little doubt that he\'s writing what he knows well. His novel is sprinkled with hard-won observations ... If forced to find fault with The Imperfectionists, one might point out Rachman\'s occasional tendency toward cuteness, of bow-tying every loose end in gilded ribbon, of fighting too hard against imperfection ... That said, this book is filled with gorgeous writing, jolts of insight and narrative surprises that feel both unexpected and inevitable. One finishes reading The Imperfectionists with the sense that Rachman not only knows his way around a newsroom, but is also well acquainted with storytelling masters such as Anton Chekhov and William Trevor. Rachman makes a near-flawless debut.
