Reviews

Trust by Hernán Díaz

finsleft's review

reflective

4.0

abisnail564'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? Yes

4.75

fetterov's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

hndreisbach's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

goodolnicole's review

slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Medical content, Death, and Mental illness

hlgrant's review

4.0

4.5

srutiramesh's review

challenging slow-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

3.75

conservation_kate's review

4.0

Stick with this book. What can only be described as an “ohhhhh” moment happens around the half way mark and suddenly it all makes sense and becomes a lot more gripping. 
The first half I was really unsure but the second half saved it. 

sandro_reads's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

I knew little about Trust before going into the book outside of it winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. And, I would suggest the same even if you, like me, might be confused during the first half. 

Diaz has created an engrossing, slow-burn puzzle, revealing more with each of the four sections but ultimately leaves the reader to decide what we can trust when it comes to the truth and how history gets written. 

annabellet97's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75