Rand’s Reviews > Gilligan's Wake > Status Update

At some point I finished , or nearly finished this book. So it would seem, were I able to trust my past self reporting on this Readin’ Good review social network cum card catalog.
Who knows.
I have never watched an entire episode of Gilligan’s Island nor read any length of Finnegan’s Wake— what’s the word for encountering a parody before it’s source materials?