La vie financière des poètes by Jess Walter

La vie financière des poètes

Jess Walter with Jean Esch

305 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary funny fast-paced
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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 ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 800 reviews

Moods

funny 100%
emotional 45%
lighthearted 27%
reflective 27%
adventurous 18%
dark 18%
hopeful 18%
relaxing 9%
sad 9%

Pace

medium 53%
fast 38%
slow 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 63% | Plot: 27% | A mix: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 27%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 18%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 81% | No: 18%

Average rating

3.54

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