Rick Rupp reviewed The Arrest by Jonathan Lethem
Review of 'The Arrest' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I listened to this as an audio book. This is much more a work of literary fiction rather than about a dystopian future. The writing is good, but the story is not satisfying. The climax only resolved a minor plot, while other more interesting subplots were left unresolved. The protagonist was boring and could have been cut from the book without changing the story. Much of the backstory seemed to refer to Hollywood film studio culture. Maybe readers familiar with that can make sense of this book.
