Kilgore Trout an Introduction

[@killgoretrout1238]

Better hated for who you are than loved for what your not.

[@attention5638]

Mr. Trout! Wonderful to see you here, your work is greatly appreciated!😁

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Reading some of these comments make me think nobody reads KV anymore. Well , almost nobody! Fantastic video!

[@attention5638]

Thank you! I didn't think there would be so many people who didn't know. I always thought Vonnegut was still popular with the younger groups of readers.

[@JeffAdamsMusic]

😁 I'm glad for this introduction! Trout is an artist I can really identify with - especially with "2BR02B". ☮💚🙂🎶

[@attention5638]

I was surprised on how many people didn't know who he was. But yes, I too greatly relate😂😊

[@authoremileeharris1645]

I seriously have to walk over to the little used book shop around the corner and chat with the owner (Kilgore books). This was a fun addition to your author introduction videos :) My lack of Vonnegut knowledge has opened me up to missing out on this great author too, so glad you rectified that situation ;)

[@attention5638]

You may really like him. Many dont consider him science fiction. I think you would like his black humour.😊 Is that bookstore called Kilgore Books? That would be really cool!

[@authoremileeharris1645]

@@attention5638 I am a fan of black humor :) And yes, the bookstore is called Kilgore. I'm working on a new way to showcase my city walks, I'll see if I can add in the bookstore :)

[@TheCodeXCantina]

What section of the bookstore do we find Trout’s books? 😂

[@attention5638]

In the "adult" section, in the magazines that are in bags 😂😂

[@bighardbooks770]

Una?!!?

[@cosmoshivani]

I wasn't expecting that! 😄 will have to watch it again 😊

[@attention5638]

Thank you so much!😊 it was a fun one to make😁

[@SteveTalksBooks]

Always learn something interesting from your videos, great job

[@attention5638]

Good! That is always the best comment! Glad people can take something away!😁

[@BobTheBookerer]

I’ve also never heard of this writer, but this was brilliant, thank you! I love these kind of tragic figures- you can’t tell whether they need a good hug or a stern talking to. I wonder how he would feel knowing that a video would be made about him some time in the future.

[@attention5638]

He definitely needed a stern talking to, but he only ever seemed to talk sternly to others haha. I think, if he saw this, he would think I was making a joke of him. He was the guest of honor at a major event one time, and he almost didn't go, because he believed it was set up to mock him. Poor guy, hahah

[@denizkaya4996]

Hello my friend super Video 👍

[@attention5638]

Thank you so much!😊😊

[@danecobain]

I just read Galapagos and met his son, Leon Trotsky Trout :D

[@attention5638]

Yes! I was going to put his whole family in (his daughter Jenny Trout, as well) but didn't know where to fit it in, and ran out of time. Galapagos is a good one, for sure

[@danecobain]

@@attention5638 Another video for another day :D

[@RELAXINGCOOKING01251980R]

HI THERE HELPFUL VIDEO GREETINGS FROM SINGAPORE

[@attention5638]

Oh, good! I am glad it was helpful!😊😊

[@jeremyfee]

Steller, I don't think Pae's going to mention the most important part. What about Trout's son, Leon Trotsky Trout, the well-known conscientious objector to the Vietnam War? And did he, or did he not, have a daughter named Jenny Trout? As far as I know, Leon certainly never mentioned a sister. I watched this video twice and now I really want to read more about the robot with bad breath.

[@attention5638]

AHHH! I knew I should have added more from Galapagos, but wasn't sure where to fit it in haha. But yes! There is a Jenny Trout (based off folksinger Leslie Fish). That is actually really cool you know that. Though I now know how extensive your reading history has been, it is still refreshing to hear people know the "lesser" known works of a good author. (As lesser known as a Vonnegut novel can be, anyway haha).

[@richardsleep2045]

lol forgot that too

[@timewithbooks]

I have never heard of him. There is a Kilgore Texas but it's about 800 miles from my south tx city. Theodore Sturgeon is probably my favorite sci fi author. 👍

[@attention5638]

He was pretty great! I would put him before Heinlein any day 😊😊

[@donnaplatt3925]

You got me with this one, Pae! I never heard of him!! Great video!! Steller is brilliant in his narrative of "The Gutless Wonder".😂

[@attention5638]

It was difficult to write up, because there is only one or two sentences written about the story 😅

[@outofthisworldreader1700]

Never heard of this author, but I enjoyed learning about him 😂 great video!

[@attention5638]

Thank you for checking it out! 😊

[@robynhood9309]

If Stellar ever wants to discuss it, I’d love to talk with him about Great video as always! Very informative 😊

[@attention5638]

I am not sure if something got cut off there, but I dont think I got this full comment haha but thank you for checking it out! 😊

[@tomlabooks3263]

Great one. I read in some other comments that Vonnegut didn’t appreciate Sturgeon using Kilgore Trout to publish “Venus”. Do you happen to know why? (btw, I’ve just started Cat’s Cradle).

[@attention5638]

Venus on a Half Shell was published by a man named Philip Jose Farmer, but it would have made way more sense for Sturgeon to write Trout novels. 😂 I am not sure why Vonnegut didn't like Farmer doing it, as I believe he was given permission to do so. I tried looking it up, but all I could find was Vonnegut did appreciate it. Haha. And yes! Cat's Cradle seems to be everyone's favorite, but as I am rereading these novels, there are some themes I dont remember. It has been years since I read Cat's Cradle, so I am now wondering how I would read it now.

[@tomlabooks3263]

@@attention5638 I will let you know!

[@JenHeizer]

Another wonderful educational and entertaining video with so much thought put into it. Love this!

[@attention5638]

Oh! I missed this! Thank you so much! This one was fun to make. I think I got some thinking Trout is a real person 😅

[@peteyeets]

is today april fools day already

[@attention5638]

Ahh, I wish I had thought of putting it out then. That would have made way more sense! 😂😂

[@harleyannegrant8977]

Life plan: - write obscure & terrible literature - get it published by a porn press - have all details of my life expunged - die. . . ?!?

[@attention5638]

Yeah, that is about what happened haha😂😂

[@thefont4345]

I love bad writing almost as much as I like good writing. I heartily enjoyed this video and I want a t shirt with that realistic Kilgore Trout picture 🤓👍

[@attention5638]

😮 Yes! As do I. I think I will make one, now that you mention it.😊

[@MargaretPinard]

His life sounds like a science fiction....not to be confused with Paris Trout, of course.

[@attention5638]

I had to look up Paris Trout. And nooo, haha not to be confused with that man. Haha

[@ellethinks]

Perfection. I love your alter ego who came to give us some of the information. I see what you did there. 👀As a teenager I was genuinely unsure if Mr Trout was a real person.. 🤣

[@attention5638]

Wait! He wasn't a real person!!😅😅 Thank you so much I liked putting this one together 😊

[@typicalbooks]

Fantastic! And even better to go the whole video without... but with such insight!

[@attention5638]

Haha, thank you so much. This was actually a really fun video to write. I think Trout and I would have gotten along. 😊

[@sarah.autumn]

I look forward to seeing a bunch of confused people reading Venus on the Half-Shell, the only book by Kilgore Trout that used book stores seem to be able to scrounge up.

[@attention5638]

I was totally going to put Venus on the Half-Shell in this, but found out that Vonnegut didn't appreciate the author writing under the name, so I left it out. But apparently, the author was planning on writing a bunch of Trout's stories/novels. Which, I think would have been really rad, but I guess Vonnegut thought differently haha

[@sarah.autumn]

@@attention5638 I remember hearing a long time ago that the author had Vonnegut's blessing to do the first book but that Vonnegut didn't like it so he didn't allow for him to do any more. I haven't looked into it in years, though, and it's totally possible my information was incorrect.

[@attention5638]

Yeah, actually! I think I remember reading something like that too. I will have to look it up again, but that does sound very familiar! Thank you!😊

[@ScientistsReadingWorld]

What a rebel duck xD I love this series :D it gives a lot of insight on new authors and a lot of non-known author at least for me :D thank you !!!

[@attention5638]

Thank you so much, my friend! And yes! Kilgore Trout is about as unknown as they come 😂😅

[@jamesfetcho6315]

LoL. Oh Geez. Very entertaining. Keep it up.👍😁👍

[@attention5638]

Thank you! I will for sure! 😊😊

[@jamesfetcho6315]

Is that a overdriven bass I hear when your alter ego shows up? Sounds cool.

[@knittingbooksetc.2810]

Love this!

[@attention5638]

Thank you!😊

[@astarreads4214]

😂🤣 I'm enjoying reading the comments of this video. hahaha "Pessimistic but oddly hopeful" ey? Sounds like a realistic but irrational description of Kilgore Trout 😁 Unfortunate indeed! Thank you for highlighting such an underrepresented yet insignificant literary treasure!

[@attention5638]

He does seem hopeful at times, but he has no real reason to--we have that in common haha. 😂

[@astarreads4214]

@@attention5638 Awwww come on now, I'm sure that's not true!

[@thelifeandtimesofjames4273]

fascinating. that one can highlight small irrelevant questions/situations that then show the grander question/situation behind it. but was it on purpose or do we read too much into it? are they simple minded and we read over it or are they extremely clever and provoke the small minded in order to poke the bigger issue? i can only apologise that it took me two years to get here... better late than never? now to find some Trout...

[@thelifeandtimesofjames4273]

And now ive read Trout and discovered something about the author I see that this video is mostly you trolling the internet. Very funny.😂

[@bighardbooks770]

Most excellent 👌 Buddy reading _Jailbird,_ currently; _Mother Night_ next month, to boot! 👢🥾👢

[@attention5638]

Mother Night is one of his best! I think you will like it, for sure 😊😊

[@TM-jo4wz]

I haven’t read Kilgore Trout in many years. Isn’t Kilgore a Pen name for Kurt Vonnegut?

[@attention5638]

Thank you so much for checking this out! And yes! You are absolutely right! This video was made as somewhat a joke (I did a Vonnegut series, and this one was the last). Trout was kind of an alter ego who shows up in a few of his novels, so I thought I would talk about him as if he were a real author on his own. 😅 Thanks again 😊

[@AJ_Dunn]

I mean, if your name is Kilgore Trout, how much of fan base are you going to have? 🤣 Steller is a bad boy philosopher and I'm here for it. 🧐

[@attention5638]

That is very true haha😂 And good to know! Haha, he is an alright character 😊😊

[@kilgortrout3432]

Creativity is one of life's great curses.

[@attention5638]

Mr. Trout! I do agree, it most certainly is.

[@richardsleep2045]

I hope this great stuff is remembered. I'm ashamed I turned down a first edition "Venus on a Halfshell" by Kilgore Trout. Actually Phillip Jose Farmer, I was told, writing brilliantly in the style of Vonnegut. I'd probably only have lost it, but I should have pleased the likeminded bookseller ;)

[@attention5638]

Thank you for checking this out! I think Vonnegut and Killgore will be remembered for a very long time 😊 I have looked for "Venus on a Halfshell" many times, but never can find a copy. Maybe one day I will be able to finally read it.😊

[@DavidTSmith-jn5bs]

Do you plan on reviewing "Venus on the Half Shell" in the near future? That's the only Trout novel that I'm aware of that escaped any of Vonnegut's novels. His other stories ("2BR02B" and "Thanatosphere") were short stories that Vonnegut eventually wrote himself.

[@attention5638]

I thought of doing on on "Venus on a Half Shelf" and was actually going to do that instead of this video, but upon reading that Vonnegut himself disapproved (even though, originally approved) the novel, I decided against it. I didn't want to upset any Vonnegut fans 😅

[@DavidTSmith-jn5bs]

@@attention5638 I think Vonnegut approved the writing project in the beginning but was later against it when he received angry letters from his fans. One of them, I believe, said, "You'll do ANYTHING for money!" I enjoyed it from the first read and completely got the "joke" that this was an INTENTIONALLY badly written novel with a string of brilliant Swiftian ideas spread throughout it. I guess some fans DON'T have a sense of humor...

[@attention5638]

@@DavidTSmith-jn5bs Oh really? I actually didn't know that part. That changes thing haha. I will have to give it another read with that in mind. Thank you for that information 😊 too bad some people can ruin a good thing. I would have loved to have seen more Kilgore Trout works.

[@harrietsbookcorner]

Ooh I’ve never heard of this author but I’m always interested in authors who are seen as, well, pretty rubbish writers 😅 great video!

[@attention5638]

And he is the most rubbish! Haha😂 it is great. Thank you checking this out😊

[@Johanna_reads]

Sounds like philosophy-or ability to looking at broader view-can be equated with privilege. Does that sound right? I like the symbolism of what society integrates or normalizes and how that determines the health of the society. Nice explanation of bad writing with great ideas. Another great video. 😁

[@attention5638]

I think so! If I am understanding right. 😊 and yeah, I agree. There is some truth to that too. Even if an individual identifies differently from society, history will still judge them as part of the whole. It is really interesting. Thank you so much!😊😊

[@themagicshop_bts]

I haven't y about it 🙂🙏

[@attention5638]

Thank you so much for checking it out!😊😊

[@lindawyatt4379]

Just watched the end your just a critic your prestigious.

[@lindawyatt4379]

Anyone read Venus on the half shell it's awesome.

[@katrinabrown]

Haha, love the ending of this! I just looked up Theodore Sturgeon and his covers are pulp beauties 😍

[@attention5638]

Right! He certainly had a great artist for those! Haha😊😊

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

A fishy tale...

[@attention5638]

I know I should have put more "Galapagos" in this 😂

[@PageTurnersWithKatja]

😂 Great video I wonder how come KV was inspired to create such a fishy fictional author 🐟

[@attention5638]

Oh! I can answer that! There is a few reasons! One, he used Trout as an outlet for a lot of his ideas that he never developed, but wanted to get out. Throught his work, Trought shows up giving quick synopsis of his work. And another reason, Vonnegut had a need to write science fiction, but moved away from the genre because of how it was viewed by the critics. So he found a way to continue to write novels with sci fi elements without the work being considered science fiction. Trout is kind of Vonneguts "sci fi side" that is just here and there in his novels. 😊

[@PageTurnersWithKatja]

@@attention5638 ah, cool 😎

[@ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace]

Bahahahahahahahaha Brilliant. Brilliant. Weird but brilliant 😂 The Brothers Karamazov will always be enough 😜

[@ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace]

*Even without book 2 🤣

[@attention5638]

I agree! It should be an objective fact that Karamazov is the greatest fiction ever written, even if it is not my personal favorite, I can admit it. Haha😅😊

[@ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace]

@@attention5638 😂😂😂 That was one of the most difficult books I've ever read 😳😅

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

I’ve never heard of this author! Great take on an author with interesting themes but bad writing

[@attention5638]

There are many, as it seems in the sience fiction genre haha thanks for checking this out!😊

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

@@attention5638 I look forward to supporting the channel and learning more about books everyday.

[@dtwins613]

😂

[@lindawyatt4379]

Just do and say it not different just it. Otherwise good. Not great.