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322 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062151124
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 11 May 2016
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 823 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
hopeful 26%
lighthearted 26%
reflective 26%
sad 20%
adventurous 13%
challenging 13%
dark 13%
inspiring 13%
relaxing 13%
Pace
fast 43%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | Plot: 21% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Drug use, Infidelity, Dementia
322 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062151124
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 11 May 2016
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 823 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
hopeful 26%
lighthearted 26%
reflective 26%
sad 20%
adventurous 13%
challenging 13%
dark 13%
inspiring 13%
relaxing 13%
Pace
fast 43%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | Plot: 21% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Drug use, Infidelity, Dementia