Venus on the Half-Shell
Trout
1975 (paperback)
Here is some Friday Fiction that I picked up for no other reason than I love the cover art. It was only after doing some cursory research that I discovered Kilgore Trout is a fictional character created by none other than Kurt Vonnegut and Venus on the Half-Shell was actually written by Phillip Jose Farmer. After taking a look at this book’s pedigree, I am totally reading this!
Enjoy!
Mary
I remember seeing this book as a kid, and thinking, “Science fiction is too grown-up for me.”
Later, I read it—and the book’s actually quite hilarious!
Surprised to see this in a library at all, but it’s definitely worth a read… A classic classic…
Sound like a cool name for a band: Atomic-Powered Electrical Banjo
If you liked this, you’d probably like a UK site that shows off the tons of egregious covers of science fiction and fantasy called “Good Show Sir.”
http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/
Wagstaff (!!!) That’s outstanding.
This was a big hit about 35 years ago, when I was in college. I didn’t read it. Don’t know why.
I was fifteen and has just discovered Vonnegut when this was published. I enjoyed it, but it was probably more for the idea than for the book itself. In a couple of months I read every Vonnegut book I could find in the library. I had to borrow Breakfast of Champions from a friend; it was probably a bit racy for my small town library.
I own this book, in this very edition! It’s very funny but also raises some deep philosophical questions about life, sex, and death.