All That Is Book Reviews

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All That Is. This book got such a great review from Alan Cheuse at NPR that I pre-ordered it and read it within the first few days of its publication. What a mistake. And because I ordered it on iTunes I don't even have the pleasure of throwing it away immediately. Don't bother.

Good Read. This book tends to wander off course at times but overall a good story about an unsympathetic yet intriguing central character. Salter is an excellent writer who makes you think about the vagaries of life...EAF

Nice try. The soaring language carries this book; you can get lost in it. But the main character fails in the most profound way, being a rather simple narcissistic man who shifts dreamily, if not foolishly, through a field of shallowly portrayed women. His bitter misuse of his jilter's daughter is never reconciled by any regret, or any emotion at all, making him an utterly unforgivable being. I was rather hoping that his realization of his mortality at the end was a prelude to his sudden death and a funeral attended by no one. Alas, he lives on in some boring suspension, no doubt about to bore away yet another woman.

Unsympathetic main character. James Salter provides an entertaining window into post-WW2 America. The story follows the protagonist, Phillip Bowman, from his days in the Navy in the war, through a failed marriage and multiple affairs and dalliances. The prose is beautiful and the book is sprinkled with interesting vignettes of ancillary characters. Bowman, however, seems completely devoid of scruples and by the end of the book I was more than ready to say goodbye. A sad and shallow character. I kept hoping for a moment of redemption, but none was forthcoming.

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