Venus on the Half Shell [Paperback]

Philip Jose Farmer (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam Books (September 1988)
• ISBN-10: 0440361494
• ISBN-13: 978-0440361497
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,185,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Venus on the Half Shell was written by Philip Jose Farmer, February 18, 2000

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[e-mail] (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Venus on the Half Shell (Paperback)

Hi, I just wanted to try and set some people strait on who was/is the author of Venus on the Half Shell. It was written by Philip Jose Farmer under the name of Kilgore Trout. Trout was a character of Kurt Vonnegut and so many people think it was written by Vonnegut. If you liked Venus, please try any of Farmers 6o sum books. They are all written with the same excitement, adventure, and humor.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anagrams ,anagrams, May 31, 2005

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Sinan I. Karasu "too old" (SEATTLE, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Venus on the Half Shell (Paperback)

I have never seen anybody else talk about anagrams in this book. So I'll give some of my observations. Robot "Chworktap"=Patchwork is an easy one. Not so much harder are "Tunc" and "Angavi" (These I can not post here obviously). And then comes "Utapal" ( Remember Gulliver's Travels and Laputa?) . And my favorite is dog Anubis ( Remember he named the dog Anubis after the dog ate Rameses mummy and had diarrhea and vomited at the same time, so now "Bi ...." should be obvious. What are your observations?

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Religion and Science Whow What a Concept, September 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Venus on the Half Shell (Paperback)

I don't know if Kilgore Trout is still writing or even alive but his view or life's questions are refreshing and very thought provoking in at least the fact that Religion and Politics loose perspective in any culture and Science has no parallel to either. Science and sentience and religion are linked as well as evolution and god. This book encompasses both philosophys and brings meaning to more than both. I enjoyed reading it and would strongly hope that in this day it will be brought back into print. We need a very clear mind to face the next milennium and this story is one that can put life and the universe in perspective. He was before his time and should be grouped with Heinlan, Douglas Adams, and Kurt Vonegut.

If you can get a copy either at your local library or at a used bookstore do so. It is well worth reading for a mature or even young soul. Brain candy for us old folks.