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The Financial Lives of the Poets (P.S.)
The Financial Lives of the Poets - P.S.
Author: Jess Walter
Meet Matt Prior. He's about to lose his job, his wife, his house, maybe his mind. Unless . . . — In the winning and utterly original novels Citizen Vince and The Zero, Jess Walter painted an America all his own: a land of real, flawed, and deeply human characters coping with the anxieties of their times. Now, in his warmest, fun...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780061916052
ISBN-10: 0061916056
Publication Date: 9/1/2010
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Matthew Prior quit his job as a business reporter and decided to intertwine his passions for finance and poetry by creating a dotcom that offers financial news, updates & advice in verse. It was called Poetfolio.com; an original idea, clever name and to no ones surprise a total dud.

Unemployed, crippled by debt and on the verge of losing his family (he suspects his wife is having an online affair) and home, a late night trip to 7-Eleven changes everything.

The Financial Lives of the Poets is a humorous and sometimes sad story of a desperate man taking desperate measures. I enjoyed this novel but it never hooked me (emotionally) like I hoped it would. Bottom Line: I was hoping for edgier and darker content but Poets is more like network television and less like cable. Yet it's still worth reading if you're looking for something fun with heavier undertones and a sitcom-like feel.
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