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Venus on the Half-Shell by Kilgore Trout
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Venus on the Half-Shell (original 1974; edition 1975)

by Kilgore Trout

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Simon Wagstaff narrowly escapes the Deluge that destroys Earth when he happens upon an abandoned spaceship. A man without a planet, he gains immortality from an elixir drunk during an interlude with a cat-like alien queen. Now Simon must chart a 3,000-year course to the most distant corners of the multiverse, to seek out the answers to the questions no one can seem to answer.… (more)
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Title:Venus on the Half-Shell
Authors:Kilgore Trout
Info:Dell (1975), Mass Market Paperback, 204 pages
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Tags:science fiction, collectible, unread, sfmm

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Venus on the Half-Shell by Philip José Farmer (1974)

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If you like Hitchhiker's Guide, then you should check out this space odyssey of a more sexually explicit nature. I was given a dog-eared, nicotine stained pages copy from an old era stranger of questionable background, which is oddly appropriate. So, you've been warned... ( )
  CaseyAdamsStark | Apr 20, 2023 |
Kilgore Trout's novel is entertaining. Similes and metaphors you could only get away wit in a book by a fictional author. And in the end the reader gets the answer to the very important question! ( )
  Estragon1958 | May 23, 2022 |
Amusing ( )
  Karen74Leigh | Sep 4, 2019 |
Farmer wrote this book under the pseudonym of Kilgore Trout. It's basically a spoof of the early SF novels which always showed a half-naked maiden on the cover. It's a hoot. ( )
  gypsysmom | Aug 18, 2017 |
E' un romanzo di fantascienza abbastanza particolare sia per i temi trattati (anni '70) sia per il gioco di riferimenti che Farmer voleva creare (il libro era inizialmente stato presentato come scritto da Kilgore Trout).
I riferimenti tra autori veri - autori finti e storie da loro scritti ha evidentemente divertito Farmer, però è molto difficile da cogliere se non si è dotati di una Introduzione chiara al romanzo.
Il viaggio fantascientifico è il mezzo che consente di parlare di sesso e religione da cui si evidenzia che in fondo tutti i popoli hanno le loro personali fissazioni.
La ricerca di Simon alle sue risposte non mi ha lasciato molto, anche perchè so già che è 42.
Complessivamente il romanzo è carino, anche se in alcuni punti l'ho trovato un po' pesante ( )
  Saretta.L | Mar 31, 2013 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Farmer, Philip Joséprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Trout, KilgorePseudonymmain authorall editionsconfirmed
EnricCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gadino, VictorCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
García, Jesús GómezTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Simon Wagstaff narrowly escapes the Deluge that destroys Earth when he happens upon an abandoned spaceship. A man without a planet, he gains immortality from an elixir drunk during an interlude with a cat-like alien queen. Now Simon must chart a 3,000-year course to the most distant corners of the multiverse, to seek out the answers to the questions no one can seem to answer.

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