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290 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780061916052
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 01 September 2010
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 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: 9780061916052
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 01 September 2010
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 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