How long does it take to read Factotum?
Factotum by Charles Bukowski takes about 3 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 46 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1975. 205 pages, about 56,375 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
One of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer-soaked, deliciously degenerate novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across World War II-era America. Deferred from military service, Chinaski travels from city to city, moving listlessly from one odd job to another, always needing money but never badly enough to keep a job. His day-to-day existence spirals into an endless litany of pathetic whores, sordid rooms, dreary embraces, and drunken brawls, as he makes his bitter, brilliant way from one drink to the next.Charles Bukowski's posthumous legend continues to grow. Factotum is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the fictional world of Charles Bukowski.
Subjects: Fiction, Beat generation, Occupations, Alcoholics, Drifters, Beats (Persons)
