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Not bad! I'm impressed by Mr. Diaz's ability to tell a story in such an unconventional way, yet maintain the ability to make it feel sophisticated, smart, acessible, and, most importantly, interesting.
The book is divided into four sections. The first, Bonds by Harold Vanner, is a novel (within a novel 🙃) about a financier named Benjamin Rask and his wife, Helen. This was my favorite section of the book. I was immediately drawn to Benjamin and Helen, finding their personalities and relationship fascinating. Even though the ending was somewhat sad, I still thought it was beautifully written and a great way to start the story.
The second part is an unfinished autobiography by Andrew Bevel intitled My Life. We quickly learn that Andrew Bevel is the real "Benjamin Rask," and his account of his life contradicts quite a bit with what was presented in Bonds.
The third part A memoir, Remebered is written by Ida Partenza, a woman who worked for Andrew shortly after the publication of Bonds and is tasked with helping him write his autobiography. Though her memoir wasn't as engrossing as the novel, it was still the most interesting of all the sections mainly due to the ideas of Ida's father, who is an anarchist. I like that he presents a counterpoint to Andrew's ideals on capitalism and finance. It's in this section that we are finally given a glimpse of who Andrew is through someone else's POV and his strange behavior regarding Mildred's characterization for future generations.
The last section, Futures, is a collection of diary entries by Mildred Bevel. It is from these entries that we finally get a full understanding of who Andrew and Mildred really were, what type of relationship they had, and the secret behind their ability to amass their vast fortune. I felt like the "great reveal" was a bit underwhelming, but the journey to get to that point was worth it. I'm gonna rate this 3.5 stars, rounded down, but I have a feeling that this is one of those books that gets better the longer you sit on it, so my rating may go up in the future.
The book is divided into four sections. The first, Bonds by Harold Vanner, is a novel (within a novel 🙃) about a financier named Benjamin Rask and his wife, Helen. This was my favorite section of the book. I was immediately drawn to Benjamin and Helen, finding their personalities and relationship fascinating. Even though the ending was somewhat sad, I still thought it was beautifully written and a great way to start the story.
The second part is an unfinished autobiography by Andrew Bevel intitled My Life. We quickly learn that Andrew Bevel is the real "Benjamin Rask," and his account of his life contradicts quite a bit with what was presented in Bonds.
The third part A memoir, Remebered is written by Ida Partenza, a woman who worked for Andrew shortly after the publication of Bonds and is tasked with helping him write his autobiography. Though her memoir wasn't as engrossing as the novel, it was still the most interesting of all the sections mainly due to the ideas of Ida's father, who is an anarchist. I like that he presents a counterpoint to Andrew's ideals on capitalism and finance. It's in this section that we are finally given a glimpse of who Andrew is through someone else's POV and his strange behavior regarding Mildred's characterization for future generations.
The last section, Futures, is a collection of diary entries by Mildred Bevel. It is from these entries that we finally get a full understanding of who Andrew and Mildred really were, what type of relationship they had, and the secret behind their ability to amass their vast fortune. I felt like the "great reveal" was a bit underwhelming, but the journey to get to that point was worth it. I'm gonna rate this 3.5 stars, rounded down, but I have a feeling that this is one of those books that gets better the longer you sit on it, so my rating may go up in the future.
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November 12, 2023
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Nov 14, 2023 07:38PM
i don’t think my brain is made for this. i’m confused trying to get the sections down. 💀 glad there were some impressive parts though!
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@elena lol, yeah it's a strange book. All four sections were actually written by the author, Hernan Diaz. It's just presented as if they were all written by different people. It isn't something I'd normally read, but I was curious about it since it managed to win the Pulitzer Prize along with Demon Copperhead. Having two books win has never happened before, so I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
