Trust
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there is a lot to not like about this book. ida partenza is not one of them. not only the glue for the disparate writings embedded in this book, but a solid foundation of a character that was a joy to follow and see evolve.
it is hard not to read this book and reflect on the handful of billionaires in our world and how they bend reality to tell their stories and shape our world in their eyes. ida helps ground the story for a period, but the uncomfortable facts of Trust's world overlapping with ours remains.
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Trust is a postmodern novel that tells the story of Benjamin and Helen Rask, a wealthy Wall Street couple, through four different narratives: a best-selling novel, an unfinished memoir, a memoir of that memoir, and a journal. Each narrative provides a different perspective on the couple's lives, revealing the ways in which memory, history, and fiction are all shaped by power.
As the reader progresses through the novel, they begin to question the reliability of each narrator and the truth of the story being told. Diaz uses this structure to explore the complex relationship between money, power, and truth, and to challenge the reader's assumptions about the nature of reality. Trust is a thought-provoking and engaging novel that will stay with you long after you finish reading it. It is a must-read for fans of historical fiction, metafiction, and unreliable narrators.
Trust is a thought-provoking and engaging novel that will stay with you long after you finish reading it. It is a must-read for fans of historical fiction, metafiction, and unreliable narrators.