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Finished "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy -- Everything by him is somewhat dark. This is true to form. His books are somewhat relentless and he seems to have very limited faith in humanity. His heroes are flawed and often times the characters with the most defined and consistent codes are the harbingers of the worst acts. This book, relentless in its post apocolyptic vision did provide some sense of relief, albeit brief, in its ending.
Finishing "Absurdistan" by Gary Shteyngart -- A farcical look at post Soviet Russia and its satellites, that captures some the folly and silliness of Americas contracting for its defense services.
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