The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman

Perhaps the death of a newspaper would make a good plot for a novel, but Rachman's approach to the story is to focus on vignettes of the personal lives of the paper's employees. This approach makes each chapter of The Imperfectionists almost a separate short story and after awhile the reader wonders if all these characters are going to be melded together into a cohesive story. The answer is no. The writing and character development in this novel are excellent, but I missed having a plot.