Life by Keith Richards

It's like having Keith tell you all his stories, in order, without repeating himself or getting confused. What more could you want? OK it slows down a bit at the end but if you like Keef I reckon you would like this book. After you're read it be sure to read Bill Wyman the journalist's tale where he imagines if Mick Jagger responded to Keith Richards about his new autobiography.

Zoo City by Lauren Beukes

This book is set in a near future South Africa where criminals are mysteriously bonded psychically to animals. Our hero, Zinzi December is "animalled" to a sloth. We get to be on the inside of 419 scams, we get to learn lots of South African slang, and we get swept along by the sheer energy of this book. A couple of times I got confused about what was going on but I didn't care. I read this book in 3 days (which is quick for me) and I recommend it.