Perfection
- A New York Times Notable Book
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Economist, for a Consensus Score of 18 out of 100.
Appears on these lists
Our take
AI-draftedLatronico's novel, an explicit homage to Georges Perec's Things, follows a young expatriate couple in Berlin whose aesthetically curated life of design objects, freelance gigs, and social-media performance gradually reveals itself as hollow. The book withholds the usual pleasures of character-driven fiction almost on principle — Anna and Tom remain deliberately opaque, described more through their possessions and habits than their inner lives.
In the press
“if you want a sharp take on the emptiness of contemporary life, it delivers in spades”
Andrew Blackman, andrewblackman.net
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Economist | 0.95 | 0.85 | 1.00× | 0.81 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.81 → 18 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Perfection on?
Perfection appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Economist.
What is its Consensus Score?
Perfection has a Consensus Score of 18 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.