Read a couple books in the last few months
Craig Murray: Murder in Samarkand - interesting autobiographic read by/about Craig Murray's time as the UK's ambassador to Uzbekistan and how he got sacked. His book before about his time in Ghana was good too
Koigi wa Wamwere: Negative Ethnicity - the core concept is sound but was conveyed a bit dull or redundant from a theoretical standpoint, very informative on Kenyan ethnic interrelations and broader modern East African history however.
Marlon James: A Brief History of Seven Killings - novel by Jamaican author James mostly about the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the 70s and the aftermath of it. Extremely captivating book, very messy and will have you talking like a yardie at the end of it
Umberto Eco: The Search for the Perfect Language - non-fiction book about the history of languages and the idea that all men used to speak one language in the Garden of Eden before the fall of the Tower of Babel. I love linguistics, semiotics and digging into the history of languages fuck if I didn't get close to giving up a couple times already about 100 pages in, challenging read mostly so far.
Donald McRae: Dark Trade - South African journalist who interviewed and spent time with some of the greatest boxers ever, chapters about Tyson Toney Jones de la Hoya Hamed etc, absolute must read for anyone remotely into boxing and even if you aren't you should read it. Best book I've read in a while
