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 624 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
lighthearted 50%
dark 33%
reflective 33%
adventurous 16%
relaxing 16%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | Plot: 28% | A mix: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Average rating
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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 624 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
lighthearted 50%
dark 33%
reflective 33%
adventurous 16%
relaxing 16%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | Plot: 28% | A mix: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.