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More Than Enough: A Novel

von John Fulton

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A stunning portrayal of the break-up of a marriage and the collapse of a family; a powerful story of ordinary people in the tradition of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman Steven is fifteen; his family have recently moved to Salt Lake City, where they are living in a small rented house towards the bottom of a hillside dominated by the big silent houses of the wealthy Mormons. Steven is bullied by the Mormon kids and one day he is attacked by a gang who dislocate his shoulder. Steven's father, Billy, a small man with big dreams, insists on driving his son to the hospital to save on the cost of an ambulance. Arriving in Casualty, it emerges that Billy has fallen behind with the health insurance payments and the family is uninsured. Billy angrily seeks out the father of the boy who has attacked Steven, who immediately writes out a cheque to cover the medical expenses and much more. Billy blows all the money in a month, forcing his wife Mary to take a job in an old-people's home, a job she detests. Months later, an old man dies in Mary's arms at work, while, on the same day, the children discover that their father has comprehensively failed the accountancy course on which the family h… (mehr)
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John Fulton's MORE THAN ENOUGH (2002) was a fortunate find at a GoodWill store. It's a classic coming of age story set in modern-day Salt Lake City. Steven is the fifteen year old narrator who, in the opening pages, is attacked and beaten by a group of 'entitled' Mormon boys for being an 'outsider,' and an atheist at that. His atheism comes from his father, who trails a long string of failures. His younger sister, Jenny, just wants to fit in, and his hard-working mother is just tired of her husband's empty promises. As the family slowly implodes, Steven is torn between loyalties, trying to keep the family together. This may have been a book aimed at a YA audience. Or maybe not, as its language and situations are brutally frank. Me? I was sucked in from page one. Not an especially happy story, but the writing is superb. (And a first novel too.) Very highly recommended.

- Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER ( )
  TimBazzett | Dec 31, 2023 |
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A stunning portrayal of the break-up of a marriage and the collapse of a family; a powerful story of ordinary people in the tradition of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman Steven is fifteen; his family have recently moved to Salt Lake City, where they are living in a small rented house towards the bottom of a hillside dominated by the big silent houses of the wealthy Mormons. Steven is bullied by the Mormon kids and one day he is attacked by a gang who dislocate his shoulder. Steven's father, Billy, a small man with big dreams, insists on driving his son to the hospital to save on the cost of an ambulance. Arriving in Casualty, it emerges that Billy has fallen behind with the health insurance payments and the family is uninsured. Billy angrily seeks out the father of the boy who has attacked Steven, who immediately writes out a cheque to cover the medical expenses and much more. Billy blows all the money in a month, forcing his wife Mary to take a job in an old-people's home, a job she detests. Months later, an old man dies in Mary's arms at work, while, on the same day, the children discover that their father has comprehensively failed the accountancy course on which the family h

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