Hard Revolution | 
 enlarge | Author: George P. Pelecanos
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 24791
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 4.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0446611433
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780446611435
ASIN: 0446611433
Publication Date: February 1, 2005
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It was a time when cars came dressed in chrome, white girls followed the Supremes, and a man in Memphis brandished a gun. On the streets of D.C., where once people of all creeds and colors managed to live together, a tide of anger and confusion is taking young men in its wake. In his early twenties, Derek Strange is one of those men, trying to start a career as a rookie cop. But his own brother is on the other side of a divide, and around him a deadly drama is unfolding. Three white men in a Chevy Nova are going to rob a bank. A black man with a knife is going to commit a murder. And then shots ring out in MemphisFor Derek Strange, for his family, friends, and enemies, this is the time that will make him the man he is eventually going to be. And this is the revolution that has just begun....
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 Loved it June 4, 2008
Brought back vivid memories of a time and place I remember as if yesterday. You will enjoy this book. Character development is great. Pelecanous uses longer stentences than I do. He does it well.
 Good book. April 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My son lives in Italy and wanted this. Thanks for the speedy delivery of it so I could send it to him.
 A Crime Novel from Late Sixties Washington, D.C. January 30, 2008
In this, Pelecanos last novel staring the Washingtonian Derek Strange, Pelecanos takes Strange back in time to the Washington, D.C. of the late sixties when racial tensions and small time crime were plaguing the city. Pelecanos is among the best writers working in crime fiction and he handles this story, and especially the events happening in Washington on the night of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assasination masterfully.
Like Pelecanos's other works, Hard Revolution makes the district come alive and exposes a world of hard working blue collar families and young kids caught up in trouble that has little to do with the halls of power that occupy the same city. If you like your crime novels hard boiled, brilliantly written and historically accurate, then Pelecanos and Hard Revolution is for you.
An acquired taste...... May 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pelecanos' books are an acquired taste. I read his first book because it was a murder mystery but because of his easy writing style, I decided to read more of his books. I'm now into my 3rd and 4th Pelcanos books.
Hard Revolution was the 2nd Pelecanos book I read. For sure HR is not a murder mystery. It isn't even a mystery book, more like crime drama. Pelacanos specializes in Washington DC. More than, that he specializes in "the life" for American blacks in Washington DC. I have no idea how accurate his portrayal is. (My ironic feeling was, do American blacks view his writing the same as Althea Strange (sp?) or the shoeshine man view Olga or the white man respectively?) What is Pelecanos' street cred?
Still, the portrayal of "the life" seems accurate to me. I suppose it's something every American should read, and it makes me never want to visit DC, at least, never want to wander into the wrong neighborhood by mistake.
To me, HR was part historical. It opened a window for me back to the Spring of 1968, civil rights, the death of MLK and the riots in DC (ironically again, appears no different from the Rodney King riots). I didn't get the book to read about no history, but this part of the book was a real eye opener for me, I read about things which I would normally never have thought about.
If you're looking for a pure murder mystery, this book is not for you. If you're looking for some crime drama, plus a window back in time to DC in 1968, then this book is definitely for you.
And as always, Pelecanos is a good writer and his books are always easy to read.
How does he know this stuff? September 26, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The best writer of black crime fiction is white. Pelecanos knows stuff that no other white person knows and stuff that no black would ever tell a white. How does he know this stuff? While other writers may have black characters they do not have the right voice so most don't even try. Pelecanos is different. Not only does his voice ring true, it is true. This novel introduces us to the young Derek Strange. Although technically a crime novel, there is precious little sleuthing here. Rather, Pelecanos wants us to know and feel how close this nation came to being ripped apart by Viet Nam and civil rights. This is strong stuff. Highly recommended.
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