The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman

I remember I once picked up this book and read a few pages of the first chapter and thought,

this is really good.

I want to read this book.

And hey!
Looky here!
It was shortlisted for the Giller Prize!
Woot!

But then I put it down and thought - I'll wait on it.

I have a million books to read.

But last weekend in the city's best BMV, I found a copy for $4.99 and gleefully snatched it and made it my own.

It's a funny book.

It's more like a bunch of short stories

but each has a thread that links it to the others.

Some stories are better than others.

And some are really, really good.

Like "Global Warming Good For Ice Creams - Herman Cohen"

I was reading it on my way to work this morning and I had to go back to turn down the corner of the chapter.

To remember it.

To not lose it.

So I could easily revisit it.

It's such a lovely story about kind of unlovely characters.

Not just that - I've underlined passages.

In pen.

I thought to myself - this one is a keeper.

I'm not lending this one out to anyone.

I often lend out books without caring if I get them back.

Even if I enjoy them - I like to pass them on.

 I like knowing that others will benefit from my purchase.

But this one.

This one I'll keep for myself.

It's kind of a treasure.