The Secret of Life and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Learn more

Kindle Edition
Read the Kindle edition on Kindle, iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry, PC and Mac.
 
   
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
The Secret of Life
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.
Start reading The Secret of Life on your Kindle in under a minute.

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

The Secret of Life [Import] [Unbound]

Rudy Rucker (Author)
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews) |

Currently unavailable.
We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.


Formats

 Amazon Price New from Used from
Kindle Edition $6.99   -- --
Hardcover --   -- --
Paperback --   -- --
Unbound, Import, January 2000 --   -- --

Product Details

  • Unbound
  • Publisher: Electricstory.com (January 2000)
  • ISBN-10: 1930815603
  • ISBN-13: 978-1930815605
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

More About the Author

› Visit Amazon's Rudy von Bitter Rucker Page
Rudy von Bitter Rucker
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:    (0)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:
 (2)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Good enough to enjoy., July 5, 2011
This review is from: The Secret of Life (Hardcover)
The Secret of Life is another delightful and bizarre ready by Rudy Rucker. This time we enter the world of the '60s, and the life of an alien, Conrad, sent by his own to live the life of a normal human being while exploring for them the meaning of life for humans. (Of course, Conrad doesn't know his true identity as a human body is fashioned for him and he is woven into the life of a Louisville family, altering their memories to include this second son.)

Will it be drugs, existentialism, love or simply the pursuit of meaning itself? Will Conrad want to remain a human once he realizes his true identity?

With a bit of exploration of alienated '60s youth and teen to young-adult life, you come to care enough about Conrad and his struggles to keep reading.

I say: worth it.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Juvenalia, June 27, 2007
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Secret of Life (Hardcover)
Surpassed by every other Rucker book I've read, I can only imagine this being enjoyed by someone who hasn't had their expectations set high by better works - perhaps an adolescent not yet assigned to read 'Stranger in a Strange Land' and 'The Catcher in the Rye' would find in this book something novel.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums

Listmania!


Create a Listmania! list

So You'd Like to...


Create a guide

Look for Similar Items by Category

Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Books by subject:



i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...