A review by lbrex
The Feral Detective by Jonathan Lethem

5.0

I enjoyed this funny off-kilter detective story describing an east coast journalist's bizarre journey through the California desert in the days before and after Trump's inauguration. The events of the book border on the hallucinatory at times, but the sense of humor and of this bizarre locality make the novel worthwhile. There are people who imagine themselves as rabbits and bears, Korean doomsday preppers, Leonard Cohen fangirls, and bizarre sex scenes in trailers. If you enjoy California literature and want something a little bit lighter than some of the more recent dystopian fare, this is worth a look.

P.S. It's my first Jonathan Latham book, and I'll certainly seek out more novels by him. I'm really not sure why this has such low ratings on Goodreads.