Hard Revolution

by George Pelecanos
I read this book shortly after reading the Turnaround and found that both books were very similar in style and approach so while I enjoyed the first book I enjoyed this less. Having said that the musical references and the depiction of the banality of normal lives during what history will determine as seminal moments is masterful storytelling. 6/10

Cain

by José Saramago
Very witty take on the Old Testament but it may get a bit laborious if you do not know the Old Testament in the first place. 7/10

The Turnaround

by George Pelecanos
This is an interesting tale of teenagers growing up and racism in 70's Washington and the consequences 3 decades later.It does not turn out like I expected which I enjoyed. It was a good read 6/10

The Map and the Territory

by Michel Houellebecq
This is the story of an artist called Jed Martin and features a character called Michel Houellebecq. I found it very amusing and the first part of the book works extremely well. In the later part of the book things take a rather black turn and without losing its way, I felt it rather petered out. Having said that I enjoyed this book far more than his other books that I have read and find the arguments that have raged over plagiarism of wikipedia part of the amusement factor. 8/10