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A review by chnh
Trust by Hernán Díaz
3.0
this book was like an onion. there’s four stories essentially and they all have different layers to them.
the first story is about quick success a man experiences and then it turns kind sinister with the lengths he goes. there’s a theme of coldness and distance within the couple’s relationship.
the second story is like your typical early 1900s success story of smart kid to mega success hall of famer. man loves his wife.
the third story is where it starts to connect the first two. it’s the most interesting and cool to ‘discover’ what’s going on as the protagonist is also learning. also explores how aspiring to make money and be independent can alienate you from family and your community. also how a man can know nothing about his wife.
the fourth story essentially sheds light on everything above. there’s an element of mutually profiting partnership.
i do fell like this fell flat at times. it was interesting but sometimes it just went on and on about stocks and bonds and ‘omg i’m so good at playing the market listen to how i made all this money’. it seemed like a non-fiction story but was fiction.
i was kind of disinterested with a lot of it tbh.
albeit, it was a cool take to see an author construct a story this way, through different accounts and layers that eventually align (although some of it could have been more clear). i’ve never seen this in a book and it was honestly fascinating by design.
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“perhaps part of that strength came precisely from the dissonant void and their willingness to make up for it.”
“denial is always a form of confirmation.”
“once again, my complete lack of method served me well.”
the first story is about quick success a man experiences and then it turns kind sinister with the lengths he goes. there’s a theme of coldness and distance within the couple’s relationship.
the second story is like your typical early 1900s success story of smart kid to mega success hall of famer. man loves his wife.
the third story is where it starts to connect the first two. it’s the most interesting and cool to ‘discover’ what’s going on as the protagonist is also learning. also explores how aspiring to make money and be independent can alienate you from family and your community. also how a man can know nothing about his wife.
the fourth story essentially sheds light on everything above. there’s an element of mutually profiting partnership.
i do fell like this fell flat at times. it was interesting but sometimes it just went on and on about stocks and bonds and ‘omg i’m so good at playing the market listen to how i made all this money’. it seemed like a non-fiction story but was fiction.
i was kind of disinterested with a lot of it tbh.
albeit, it was a cool take to see an author construct a story this way, through different accounts and layers that eventually align (although some of it could have been more clear). i’ve never seen this in a book and it was honestly fascinating by design.
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“perhaps part of that strength came precisely from the dissonant void and their willingness to make up for it.”
“denial is always a form of confirmation.”
“once again, my complete lack of method served me well.”