A review by law125
Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville

funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is my favorite of Melville’s works. I see a bit of myself in both  the narrator and Bartleby himself—fretfully  exhausting myself when communicating with unresponsive people while willfully wanting to be left to my own devices in almost all circumstances.