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304 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780061916045
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harper
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Financial Lives of the Poets is a comic and heartfelt novel from National Book Award nominee Jess Walter, author of Citizen Vince and The Zero, about how we get to the edge of ruin—and how we begin to make our way back. Walter tells the story ...
Community Reviews Summary of 813 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
reflective 28%
hopeful 21%
lighthearted 21%
sad 21%
adventurous 14%
dark 14%
relaxing 14%
challenging 7%
inspiring 7%
Pace
fast 40%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | Plot: 23% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Dementia, Infidelity, Drug use
304 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780061916045
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harper
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Financial Lives of the Poets is a comic and heartfelt novel from National Book Award nominee Jess Walter, author of Citizen Vince and The Zero, about how we get to the edge of ruin—and how we begin to make our way back. Walter tells the story ...
Community Reviews Summary of 813 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
reflective 28%
hopeful 21%
lighthearted 21%
sad 21%
adventurous 14%
dark 14%
relaxing 14%
challenging 7%
inspiring 7%
Pace
fast 40%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | Plot: 23% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Dementia, Infidelity, Drug use