Inane Book Summaries

Pynchon, "Inhereht Vice," Chapter 7

2009-08-27T05:28:00.000-07:00

In which Doc Sportello investigates the history of The Golden Fang.

Pynchon, "Inherent Vice," Chapter 6

2009-08-19T15:09:00.000-07:00

In which stewardesses (from Kahuna Airlines) frolick.

Pynchon, "Inherent Vice," Chapter 5

2009-08-17T05:35:00.000-07:00

In which Doc Sportello impersonates a representative of the Modern Institute for Cognitive Repatterning and Overhaul (MICRO).

Pynchon, "Inherent Vice," Chapter 4

2009-08-14T07:42:00.000-07:00

In which Droolin' Floyd Womack (not the football player) serenades Doc Sportello via KQAS.

Ryan Amidon, "Slut," Say it With Bullets

2009-08-13T10:01:00.001-07:00

In which the narrator is (fatally?) shot.

Pynchon, "Inherent Vice," Chapter 3

2009-08-13T10:00:00.000-07:00

In which Doc Sportello visits Hippiephobia Central.

Pynchon, "Inherent Vice," Chapter 2

2009-08-11T02:57:00.000-07:00

In which Mighty Mouse appears, announcing in his best Caruso tenor, "Here I come to save the day!"

Proust's "Swann's Way," Overture

2009-08-10T05:49:00.000-07:00

In which the narrator is terrorized by dreams of his great-uncle pulling his curls.

Pynchon's "Inherent Vice," Chapter 1

2009-08-10T05:47:00.000-07:00

In which Denis (Rhymes w/ penis) orders a Papaya, Marshmallow, Pork Rind, and Boysenberry Yogurt pizza.

What This Blog is About

2009-08-10T05:43:00.000-07:00

One thing I loved about some 19th and 20th century novels was their use of one sentence summaries of chapters, often appearing in the Table of Contents, or at the beginning of the chapter. Lately I've been having fun creating inane chapter summaries as I read!

Imagine the possibilities for the inane and insane in a novel like, say, The World According to Garp.