196 reviews for:

The Arrest

Jonathan Lethem

3.12 AVERAGE

charliesscappoli's review against another edition

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Didn’t find the story engaging 

cardinalfeng's review against another edition

2.25

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I'd sell my left arm for a version of this book where Journeyman doesn't exist and it's from Maddie's perspective. Maybe that's what Lethem was going for, but if it was, he shouldn't have.

joanna's review against another edition

4.25

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hfdavis512's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gene_poole's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5

notcalico's review against another edition

2.5

mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chestel's review against another edition

2.0

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Dull, with none of the sparkle I crave from Lethem

haleybg's review against another edition

4.0

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I enjoys this a lot except I found the antagonist very annoying and rather 2 dimensional.

modags's review against another edition

3.5

reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bemaha's review against another edition

3.0

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Strange but memorable