Factotum
by Charles Bukowski
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Author: Charles BukowskiEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-06-05
ISBN: 0876852630
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Ecco
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Book Review: An evocation of the glamour of cross-country US travel
Summary: 3 Stars
A comfortable read - this book will satisfy everybody bar those with the feeblest of attention spans - the seedy glamour of life on the road in America is evoked well. Proceeding from one menial job to another - and, inevitably, one bar and one race track and one brothel to another, Henry Chinaski somehow makes ends meet, thanks to a cheerfully amoral outlook and an inability to let other people's attitudes get him down.
There are some entertaining moments - chiefly an encounter with pubic lice and an obstinate fellow in the grandstand at a Los Angeles racecourse - but ultimately, this isn't a book that will live long in the memory. Its insignificance is offset by its humour - understated, but wry.
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