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basdenuijl's review against another edition
5.0
This book might be my best find... EVER.
Thsi book is a book by Kilgore Trout, a well known alter ego for Kurt Vonnegut Readers. He is a science finction Author that only gets published in dirty magazines as filler between the pictures. He has had hundreds of stories published this way and some of his story ideas are great. Except.. he does not actually exists...
Untill thsi book came out. A great read in the style of Kurt Vonnegut. Only later did everyone realize it was a book by Farmer.
Still.. I always wanted to have this book, never found it, not even on the internet at the normal shops... Well, there was a harback edition, but Kilgore Trout in Hardback? Comeon!
And then, on one glorious day in my favourite second hand bookstore in Amsterdam.. There it was!
Thsi book is a book by Kilgore Trout, a well known alter ego for Kurt Vonnegut Readers. He is a science finction Author that only gets published in dirty magazines as filler between the pictures. He has had hundreds of stories published this way and some of his story ideas are great. Except.. he does not actually exists...
Untill thsi book came out. A great read in the style of Kurt Vonnegut. Only later did everyone realize it was a book by Farmer.
Still.. I always wanted to have this book, never found it, not even on the internet at the normal shops... Well, there was a harback edition, but Kilgore Trout in Hardback? Comeon!
And then, on one glorious day in my favourite second hand bookstore in Amsterdam.. There it was!
apathetic_teapot's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the book. I enjoy critical commentary on human behaviour.
ksears27's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
capincus's review against another edition
5.0
This book is perfect. In the sense that it reads exactly as a novel written by the fictional Kilgore Trout would read. It has shadows of Vonnegut especially his wit and penchant for random irrelevant historical details, and shadows of his semi-biographical counterpart the unknown author who wrote dozens of profound novels designed to be serialized in porn magazines. Definitely worth reading for any fan of Vonnegut.
urikastov's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
alexrobinsonsupergenius's review against another edition
5.0
I wish this had only been the first in a series of novels by "Kilgore Trout."
giadamorat's review against another edition
4.0
Un romanzo strano, ma decisamente interessante: domande filosofiche fondamentali intervallate da un senso un po' perverso che alleggerisce i pensieri pesanti sul senso della vita.
Perchè no?
Perchè no?
beexfs's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
It's awful, absolutely awful. Needlessly crass and vulgar and sexist and for no real reason. There's no commentary. But Kilgore Trout's books were supposed to be awful, so it certainly is canon in that sense. I'm keeping my copy simply because it completes my Vonnegut collection but I couldn't recommend this to anyone.