A review by goldandsalt
The Arrest by Jonathan Lethem

3.0

The main character, Journeyman, is such a flunky, for lack of a better word. He's so flat and uninterested in the world that it makes everyone else in the novel, who we see through his eyes, flat and opaque as well. I guess this is a way of dealing with romanticizing the post apocalyptic pastoral life. The community achieves something incredible, but it's all through this flat, incurious lens. Nonetheless, the plot moves and kept me very interested. I guess I just like a little more romance, analysis, and curiosity in my apocalypse.