The Vegan

By: Andrew Lipstein

Narrated by: Adam Sims

Herschel Caine is a soon-to-be master of the universe. His hedge fund, built on the miracle of machine learning, is inches away from systematically extracting obscene profits from the market. His SoHo offices (shoes optional, therapy required) have been fine-tuned to reel in curious investors.

But on the night of May 12, at his elegant Cobble Hill townhouse, he has something else on his mind—the dinner party he and his wife have devised to woo their new A-list neighbors. When the evening fizzles, Herschel indulges in a devilish prank that goes horrifically awry, plunging him into a tailspin of guilt and regret. As Herschel's tightly constructed world starts to unravel, he clings to the moral clarity he finds in the last place he'd expect: a sudden connection with a neighborhood dog.

A wildly inventive, reality-bending trip, The Vegan holds a mirror up to its listener and poses a question only a hedge fund manager could ask: Is purity a convertible asset? The more Herschel disavows his original sin, and the more it threatens to be revealed, the more it becomes something else entirely—a way into a forgotten world of animals, nature, and life beyond words.

©2023 Andrew Lipstein (P)2023 Tantor

Loved this, from first word to last

This is one of the best books a husband of mine has written, loved it all the way through. It has plot and drive while elegantly tackling some big, current, complex, and compelling topics. Also Andrew if you read this, we need eggs and almond milk, can you head to the store after work?

I read the whole book hoping it would get better.

it did not. i can't believe I read the whole thing. 4 words remaing, done.

Horrible meandering plot

This book is just too bizarre. I stuck with it, waiting for the plotlines to come together. They never did!!