#115 in Adventure
Factotum
- 205
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Factotum (1975) is a picaresque novel by American author Charles Bukowski. It is Bukowski’s second novel and a prequel to Post Office.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 176 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 54% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Adventure average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 19 | 11% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 157 | 89% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“The essential service of a great novelist is to give the reader exposure to a world which they will never inhabit. Bukowski delivers. An alcoholic, serially homeless, serially monogamous struggling writer not only survives despite the odds, but also breaks onto the literary scene in mid-1900s America.”
“The usual Bukowski stuff. We know why we're here. I think this is my 19th book by him, and even though it's my first time reading it, I find that I am already familiar with most of the occurrences in it. I've probably read about…”
Frequently asked
How long is Factotum?
It has 205 pages — shorter than 93% of the ranked books in Adventure.
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