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All the Lasting Things
All the Lasting Things | David Hopson
4 posts | 6 read | 5 to read
The Fisher family of Alluvia, New York, is coming undone. Evelyn spends her days tending to her husband, Henry--an acclaimed and reclusive novelist slowly losing his battle with Alzheimer's. Their son, Benji, onetime star of an '80s sitcom called Prodigy, sinks deeper into drunken obscurity, railing against the bit roles he's forced to take in uncelebrated regional theater. His sister, Claudia, tries her best to shore up her family even as she deals with the consequences of a remarkable, decades-old secret that's come to light. When the Fishers mistake one of Benji's drug-induced accidents for a suicidal cry for help, Benji commits to playing a role he hopes will reverse his fortune and stall his family's decline. Into this mix comes Max Davis, a twentysomething cello virtuoso and real-life prodigy, whose appearance spurs the entire family to examine whether the secrets they thought were holding them all together may actually be what's tearing them apart. David Hopson's All the Lasting Things is a beautiful, moving family portrait that explores the legacy we all stand to leave--in our lives, in our work--and asks what those legacies mean in a world where all the lasting things do not last.
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Echo
All the Lasting Things | David Hopson
Mehso-so

I wanted more meat to this story. There were a shit ton of metaphors but at some point I felt like he was just trying to reach a word count. The underlying story was sad, honest, and beautifully broken. But I just felt like there wasn't enough actual STORY.
It's a fairly quick read. Not bad. Great story for a good cry.

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Echo
All the Lasting Things | David Hopson
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I am not even half way through this book, but, sweet Jesus, there are more metaphors than story so far. Which is such a shame because there is actually a good story buried underneath all those damn metaphors.

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danirob
All the Lasting Things | David Hopson
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Mehso-so

I love a good dose of pessimism and dysfunctional characters, and this well-written book has plenty of both. However, instead of walking away thinking that, yes, some things do last forever, the overarching theme seems to be: every choice disappoints. Summary -- a beautiful downer.