Bartleby+the+Scavenger

=**Bartleby the Scavenger**=

**__Rating__**
5 Stars

__Summary__
__Bartleby the Scavenger__ is a post-apocalyptic southeast United States story that takes place in the state of Alabama. Our main character who is called, "the Boss" is a man who is on death row. He has become, "too old to be useful to society" and thus is to be executed. Thus is the reality he lives in. A war between the democrats and republicans completely destroyed the southeast side of the United States. The survivors of the bombings had to scavenge for supplies, communities built. The one we follow is a town called the Brook. After the city was utterly devastated they created a small community in the Brook. There they set aside differences between race, political views, etc. to work together to survive from starvation and raiders. Boss has it going well for him and his crew, Ginger Kid, Two-Step, and a man named Stick who scavenge the destroyed city for necessities. That is until a man named Bartleby came along. Bartleby was a hard worker at first, who did what he was told but, eventually he became more lazy and slacked off which is bad for the crew because, if they are seen under performing for their quota for the people of the Brook, the Council who rules over the people, would make them face the consequences. Boss does whatever he can to make him work but, Bartleby is very resilient. A woman named Peighton is a cruel woman who will do anything for power, using Boss to rise in the ranks and get what she wants. She wishes to make the penalty for not working, death. Can Boss stop Bartleby's resilient nature or will he and his crew be in danger of being put to death if Peighton got her way? Find out by reading this dramatic and very interesting story.

=__Review__= What a story was what came to mind when I finished __Bartleby the Scavenger__. A story that is only about 50 pages long that has so much depth and story to it that it's amazing how much can be accomplished in such a small amount of pages. The story has an interesting setting, which while the whole, "apocalypse" is starting to get old, it provides a new interesting way of how the, "world" fell apart. There is a reason why I put the world in quotes but, you have to read to figure out why. The characters are very interesting and also very developed in such a short time. You'll feel connected to them and sad for them as well. There are many tough choices made in this story, that are for the betterment of others but, at what cost? This dystopia book will keep you invested the whole way and while you may find it uneventful at times, it's definitely worth the time given. With all the controversial decisions made, you won't be wanting to miss out on this epic short-story.