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290 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141049137
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the author of the bestselling Beautiful Ruins comes The Financial Lives of Poets - a brilliantly funny novel about a man who, in an attempt to save himself, may destroy everything he loves.Meet Matt Prior. He's about to lose his job, his hous...
Community Reviews Summary of 814 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
290 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141049137
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the author of the bestselling Beautiful Ruins comes The Financial Lives of Poets - a brilliantly funny novel about a man who, in an attempt to save himself, may destroy everything he loves.Meet Matt Prior. He's about to lose his job, his hous...
Community Reviews Summary of 814 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