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Trust by Hernán Díaz

7 reviews

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Death, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol

kellyofcali's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I...did not love this. It had an interesting structure, with very different styles for different sections, so I definitely liked some more than others (I enjoyed the end sections by female characters most, and the middle section by one of the male characters least) - but I found some quite slow. I also just think I'm not super inherently interested in the finance world, so that bit got kind of old for me. I do think it had some interesting themes around wealth, illness, relationships, and storytelling, and my book club was split on it (some really liked it, others were in my camp) so I wouldn't say no to it for everyone!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, Chronic illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol

travisppe's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Took me a while to figure out how the structure worked but once I did I was hooked. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Death, and Dementia

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

notartgarfunkel's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Cancer, Stalking, and Terminal illness

Minor: Grief, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Alcohol

sfbookgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Trust is incredible and it deserves all of the hype. This is my first book by Hernan Diaz and now I need to go back and read In the Distance, his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Diaz’s writing style is so succinct, unique, and adaptable to varying scenarios. In Trust, Diaz presents four different tales about New York in the 1920s and the infamous stock market crash. Each of these stories revolves around similar people, but the way in which they are presented is incredible. The primary characters in Trust are Benjamin and Helen Rask. Benjamin is a Wall Street tycoon who uses his extreme intellect to acquire an immense fortune and manage to avoid the wrath of the stock market crash. 

 

But Benjamin and Helen’s tale is only one version of the story. In the end, we don’t really know whom to trust to tell the truth. The way in which each of these four seemingly separate stories come together is incredibly fun to discover. Each of the voices in these four stories are so different, which is what makes Diaz’s writing truly remarkable. He is truly in a league of his own. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Mental illness, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Alcohol

kris386's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Cancer, Gaslighting, and Medical content

Moderate: Death

Minor: Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Alcohol

orla_h's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Mental illness and Cancer

Minor: Bullying, Alcohol, and Stalking