Mateus Dutra Dutra itibaren Kordy, Smolenskaya oblast', Rusya, 216597
Very odd book, but cool--moves through a really huge range of settings in such a short span of pages. Comes together beautifully at the end, I thought, making sense of stuff you had to just be patient with earlier on. Not for those who are squeamish about violence, foul language or the seamier side of life. My favorite quote from any recent book comes from the main character, who's a petty criminal at a young age and is really familiar with cops and the rougher side of life: "Cops are the lifeguards on the shores of Lake F*cked."