Interstellar Pig: has anyone read this?

I faintly remember this book, and I was curious what you Dopers thought of it. Weird, weird book. Would it make a good movie? It was just so strange…were there really carniverous pink slugs in it?

Ok, I realize that’s not much of a spoiler, I was just testing them out. It’s my first spoiler.

I always wanted a sequel to the book. Was there one?

I think it would make a terrific movie. Very bizzare book, but quite interesting.

It’s been so long that I can’t answer your question.

I’m also interested to know if there was ever a sequel to this book.

I read it long ago… I’ve forgotten most of it by now. I think there was a carnivorous moss thing, or something. Dunno about the slugs, though.

I remember I liked it. That’s about it.

Wow. Does anyone know when this was originally published? Barnes and Noble has it listed as 1995 but it seems like I read it a looong time before that. I have a pretty damn good memory and I had totally forgotten about this book until I saw this thread. I don’t remember a thing about it. Maybe that has less to do with my memory and more to do with the quality of the book though :).

I loved Interstellar Pig when I was a kid. According to Amazon, there was a sequel, called “Parasite Pig”, but I never read it. Of course, Amazon says the book was written in 1995 too, and I know that’s wrong…I read the book in either Junior High or High School.

Ah, here we go…the book was originally written in 1984. Here’s a Washington Post review of the sequel. (It doesn’t like it)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A20875-2002Nov21&notFound=true