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All About Us by Tom Ellen
4.0
“Your life is the decisions you make. Those decisions have led you here.”
“All About Us” is a modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ Classic, “A Christmas Carol” and it’s absolutely wonderful.
At different points in life, some people question decisions and what led them to where they are and where they are headed. In Ben’s case, he is so depressed (from multiple things that are discussed in the book), that it takes traveling back to moments of the past, the present and future for him to see what got him to where he is and also provides the opportunity for him to try to do things a little differently. Although his actions in the past have no effect on the future, they allow him to see things in a new light and work through his issues.
It’s a beautiful exploration of a life and a reminder to slow down in life to consider not just what he’s thinking and feeling, but to consider the other person as well, especially his partner, Daphne, but also his best friend, Harv, his mum, and even his father. It also touches on typical communication practices between men and the difficultly of sharing emotions and being vulnerable with each other.
The phrase, “Hindsight is 2020,” could not be more perfect for this book, written in 2020, about a man named Ben in 2020.
I truly loved this book and will be thinking about it for a while.
“All About Us” is a modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ Classic, “A Christmas Carol” and it’s absolutely wonderful.
At different points in life, some people question decisions and what led them to where they are and where they are headed. In Ben’s case, he is so depressed (from multiple things that are discussed in the book), that it takes traveling back to moments of the past, the present and future for him to see what got him to where he is and also provides the opportunity for him to try to do things a little differently. Although his actions in the past have no effect on the future, they allow him to see things in a new light and work through his issues.
It’s a beautiful exploration of a life and a reminder to slow down in life to consider not just what he’s thinking and feeling, but to consider the other person as well, especially his partner, Daphne, but also his best friend, Harv, his mum, and even his father. It also touches on typical communication practices between men and the difficultly of sharing emotions and being vulnerable with each other.
The phrase, “Hindsight is 2020,” could not be more perfect for this book, written in 2020, about a man named Ben in 2020.
I truly loved this book and will be thinking about it for a while.