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Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Hernan Diaz (Author), Edoardo Ballerini (Narrator), Jonathan Davis (Narrator),
Goodreads Choice Award nominee
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE

“Buzzy and enthralling . . . A glorious novel about empires and erasures, husbands and wives, staggering fortunes and unspeakable misery . . . Fun as hell to read.” —Oprah Daily

"A genre-bending, time-skipping story about New York City’s elite in the roaring ’20s and Great Depression." —Vanity Fair

“A riveting story of class, capitalism, and greed.” —Esquire

"Exhilarating.” —New York Times

Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; she is the daughter of eccentric aristocrats. Together, they have risen to the very top of a world of seemingly endless wealth—all as a decade of excess and speculation draws to an end. But at what cost have they acquired their immense fortune? This is the mystery at the center of Bonds, a successful 1937 novel that all of New York seems to have read. Yet there are other versions of this tale of privilege and deceit.
Hernan Diaz’s TRUST elegantly puts these competing narratives into conversation with one another—and in tension with the perspective of one woman bent on disentangling fact from fiction. The result is a novel that spans over a century and becomes more exhilarating with each new revelation.
At once an immersive story and a brilliant literary puzzle, TRUST engages the listener in a quest for the truth while confronting the deceptions that often live at the heart of personal relationships, the reality-warping force of capital, and the ease with which power can manipulate facts.

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  1. Listening Length
    10 hours and 21 minutes
  2. Author
    Hernan Diaz
  3. Narrator
    Edoardo Ballerini, see all
  4. Audible release date
    May 3, 2022
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Penguin Audio
  7. ASIN
    B09FBR3865
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 10 hours and 21 minutes
Author Hernan Diaz
Narrator Edoardo Ballerini, Jonathan Davis, Mozhan Marnò, Orlagh Cassidy
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date May 03, 2022
Publisher Penguin Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B09FBR3865
Best Sellers Rank #423 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#17 in Historical Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#19 in Family Life Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#21 in Literary Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
29,273 global ratings

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Customers find the storyline compelling and mysterious. They also say the content is not interesting and the last section is painful to read. Opinions are mixed on the characterization, with some finding it excellent and addictive, while others say they're not believable. Readers also disagree on the writing style, with others finding it brilliant and unique, while other find it convoluted and confusing.

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237 customers mention "Storyline"196 positive41 negative

Customers find the storyline compelling, incredible, and unique. They also appreciate the multiple perspectives and narratives regarding the main protagonists. Readers describe the book as a satisfying, steadily unfolding puzzle that is worth hanging in.

"Wow. What an incredible book. What a unique approach to telling a story. What a ride!I’m not going to lie...." Read more

"...Ultimately very interesting." Read more

"...early 20th century capitalism in this country, so it is still a compelling read...." Read more

"...Trust" is a challenging, provocative novel about an aspect of the American dream and the American experience.Robin Friedman" Read more

12 customers mention "Visuals"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the visuals in the book to be rich, special, and deserving of praise. They also say the book is well written and deserves the Pulitzer it won.

"The incredible descriptive qualities woven throughout grab your attention. Four narratives interwoven into one...." Read more

"...Worthy of all the recognition and buzz that it’s received." Read more

"...Well written and so deserving of the praise. But, you have to push through parts to get to the best parts...." Read more

"Very impressive. I’m going to read his debut novel «In The Distance» too." Read more

202 customers mention "Writing style"123 positive79 negative

Customers are mixed about the writing style. Some find the writing appealing, dense, and cleverly written. They also describe the book as unique and strong. However, other customers find the book stilted, dated, and confusing at times.

"...Whose account can you trust?Diaz’ writing is exquisite and he saves his finest prose for the end, when Mildred is writing from her..." Read more

"It's not the easiest read, but it's worth hanging in." Read more

"This book was selected for my book club. It is well-written but, because of its structure, was a challenging read for me...." Read more

"...I believe the book is important and has much to contribute to the novels about early 20th century capitalism in this country, so it is still a..." Read more

52 customers mention "Characterization"26 positive26 negative

Customers are mixed about the characterization. Some mention that the book has excellent character studies that show the complexity of the characters. However, others say that the characters are not quite believable, unreliable, and strange.

"...The title is cryptic and ambivalent. Characters are believable, until contradicted. Who is telling the truth?..." Read more

"...Its narrative is like a musical composition that uses stops, odd bars, crescendos, diminuendos, and other devices to mask a lack of cohesion and..." Read more

"...Some beautiful passages and excellent character studies that show the complexity of human emotions. Abstract concepts made it a bit hard to read...." Read more

"...Andrew and Mildred are very strange people, happiest when they are alone, or in each other's company in very limited amounts...." Read more

8 customers mention "Plot coherence"5 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the plot coherence of the book. Some find it interesting, while others say it's not cohesive.

"...There is so much to look at, to consider, to understand. Trust is a masterpiece. I was frustrated in the first section...." Read more

"...odd bars, crescendos, diminuendos, and other devices to mask a lack of cohesion and purpose in its structure...." Read more

"Diaz is an exceptional writer and Trust is a truly different novel, using a different construction technique that puts Diaz's brilliance on display...." Read more

"...Trust is an enjoyable book, that makes you question every biography you have ever read." Read more

80 customers mention "Content"0 positive80 negative

Customers find the content boring, full of cliches, and unrealistic. They say the book takes itself too seriously and the ending doesn't seem deserving. Readers also say the story lacks emotional depth and full characters. They find the last section particularly painful to read as it was contrived.

"...Frankly, I found this long section to be tired and uninspired, and it appears Hernan Diaz created this long section as a counterpoint to the..." Read more

"...Though I love the writing, I felt the story was not as compelling...." Read more

"...The first book, however, is incredibly dull; it did not grab my attention largely because it focused more on telling than showing...." Read more

"Starts slowly, not terribly engaging, but then it turns and twists and the reader is not sure what to trust anymore. Good title...." Read more

11 customers mention "Length"0 positive11 negative

Customers find the book too long. They say it goes on a little too long, and they couldn't finish it. They also say parts concerning her father are lengthy.

"...It went on a little too long for me, which is the only reason I did not give this one 5 stars." Read more

"...about Bevel and Mildred was too predictable and too long for the relatively simplistic story." Read more

"...It was incredibly long, drawn out and boring. It felt like someone took 4 boring short stories and tried to tie them together in an uninspiring way." Read more

"...About 1/3 of the way through it becomes incomplete, with authors notes to complete various sections...." Read more

Kindle version is a draft
2 out of 5 stars
Kindle version is a draft
There are author's notes in the Kindle version. Like -Math Thesis. Title. Summarize.The first part was good. The second part is like this.I hope Kindle updates to the final draft. I'm mad that I spent money on a rough draft.
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Michael Walter
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! What an Incredible Book
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2024
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Wow. What an incredible book. What a unique approach to telling a story. What a ride!

I’m not going to lie. I was confused till about the halfway point of this book. Once I figured out what was going on the story really took off and I was so glad I’d hung in there with it.

Trust begins with a biography of a brilliant financier named Benjamin Rask who somehow foresees the stock market crash of 1929, and not only protects his fortune (while all around him are losing theirs) but actually benefits from the crash by short selling at the exactly perfect moment. Soon after this, his wife Helen becomes ill and dies a horrible death.

Then 100 odd pages into this 400 page book that story ends and an autobiography begins. Andrew Bevel is the author of this piece and his life story is vaguely similar to Rask’s with a few notable differences, specifically that his wife Mildred, while also passing away too young, is spared the horrific death that Helen endured.

When this autobiography ends, we finally get an explanation. The Rask story was written as a fictional account but was close enough to Bevel’s life story to make most people believe it’s about him. Bevel now sets out to retell his story while erasing the fictional one (by buying the publishing house that printed the original book and squashing its future publication). All of this we discover through the words of Ida Portenza, a writer that Bevel hires to help him craft his story. Through Portenza’s investigation, we discover that Bevel was not the prescient investor. It was his wife.

Or maybe that was just her retelling of the story because Portenza learns this when she finds Mildred’s journals long after she is gone.

And that’s the beauty of Trust. By the end, the reader doesn’t know who to trust.

We each tell our own stories, don’t we? And it’s human nature to make ourselves more important, more heroic, in those tales. Where does the truth lie? Whose account can you trust?

Diaz’ writing is exquisite and he saves his finest prose for the end, when Mildred is writing from her death bed. She writes things like “I wonder what the cells mutating within my body would turn me into, if they didn’t kill me first” and “The terrifying freedom of knowing that nothing, from now on, will become a memory” and my absolute favorite line: “God is the most uninteresting answer to the most interesting questions.”
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Laura Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars Challenging read
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2024
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This book was selected for my book club. It is well-written but, because of its structure, was a challenging read for me. Ultimately very interesting.
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anapurna
3.0 out of 5 stars Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2023
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'Trust' by Diaz was long listed for the Booker Prize in 2022. It is a serious fictional work about capitalism, money and one of the richest and greatest stock traders/manipulators of all time. The first third of the novel is written by a fictional writer (not the author) in pretty straightforward narrative form and the writing is impeccable and quite inventive. We learn a great deal about the investor- Benjamin Rask, his family, his trades, his peculiar and idiosyncratic detached lifestyle, and his marrying a woman who also shares some of his quirks, if not particular strong feelings for him. Then the 'novel within the novel' ends and a brief autobiography by Mr. Rask (named Brevel in the book) commences. The writing here is rather listless, and little is added to the first part of the work. As this section concludes, a longer- in fact the longest section of the entire novel takes place, written by the young female secretary of Mr. Brevel in his later years. Frankly, I found this long section to be tired and uninspired, and it appears Hernan Diaz created this long section as a counterpoint to the capitalist system as we know it in the U.S. The secretary's father is a staunch communist and so it is ironic that the secretary is working for the biggest 'capitalist pig' on the planet. The secretary becomes the moral force of the work, and her opinions take on greater urgency as the work progresses. Or at least that is the intended hope of the author, as I read it. "Trust" then concludes with some journal entries written by the wife of Mr. Brevel. Honestly, I could have done without the four section vehicle of the work. It did no favors in showing me the 'truth' of who Mr. Brevel/Rask really was. Perhaps Mr. Diaz, who is a fine writer, felt that he could not write this novel in a traditionally narrative form and utilized the technique of multiple forms to showcase his work. As I read the later sections I asked myself the following questions. Why not include the secretary (and bring her in earlier than after Mrs. Brevel's death) in the original chapters of the original work? Perhaps the diaries of Mrs. Brevel could also have been incorporated as well, without resorting to the four separate narratives. I believe the book is important and has much to contribute to the novels about early 20th century capitalism in this country, so it is still a compelling read. Yet, I wonder how much more enjoyable it would have been if it had stuck to one narrative, instead of running on four tracks at once.
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Carlos Gonzalez
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Canada on November 14, 2023
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I really enjoyed this original plot. Author writes elegantly and holds your attention throughout the book. This was a great read.
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Fer
5.0 out of 5 stars Compra en formato Kindle
Reviewed in Mexico on October 29, 2023
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Me gustó mucho el libro
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Stefano
5.0 out of 5 stars Scritto benissimo
Reviewed in Italy on May 30, 2024
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Sono un lettore usuale di libri true crime americani. Ho acquistato questo libro per sbaglio ma è stata una splendida scoperta. Scritto benissimo! Seppure si tratti di fiction (che per me è un minus) devo dire che è avvincente e immersivo.
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CHARVOLEN A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Concrete, credible
Reviewed in France on May 27, 2024
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The characters are extremely well drawn, the historical context is totally relatable to current events, and the feminine twist at the end is quite a revelation.
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Cliente de Kindle
5.0 out of 5 stars Confused by the format, initially
Reviewed in Spain on April 30, 2024
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There are several pages that appear to be in draft format. I bought the Kindle versión and really dont know if it is supposed to be read in this way. See photos. However the book develops and the story unfolds to explain the reason behind it. I could not put it down.....
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5.0 out of 5 stars Confused by the format, initially
Reviewed in Spain on April 30, 2024
There are several pages that appear to be in draft format. I bought the Kindle versión and really dont know if it is supposed to be read in this way. See photos. However the book develops and the story unfolds to explain the reason behind it. I could not put it down.....
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