Valis. Part 1.

I am very intrigued by this novel. It begins with the narrator saying, "I am Horselover Fat, and I am writing this in the third person to gain much-needed objectivity." This is interesting and I think it sets the reader up for the rest of the novel. I didn't see too much of a plot in the chapters we read; it was just a lot of the narrator discussing his interaction with God and his arguing with his friends and Dr. Stone about the universe, God, and reality. It is interesting also that the narrator says things like Horselover needs to stop helping people and get off dope, but Horselover wants to help Sherri anyway. The narrator also says that Horselover is going to commit suicide, but he doesn't know it yet. This is confusing to me and shows how much the narrator/Horselover has lost touch with reality. But, like the last novel, this one is about drugs, so it makes sense why Horselover Fat would be crazy because he did so much drugs. This makes me think of Arctor's brain and his two personalities. I'm not sure what to think of Horselover's encounter with God and his journals. I think his journal is really interesting and his theory of how the Earth came to be and who God is is very weird. I'm pretty sure he is just totally psycho. I'm interested to see where this all leads him and how Sherri turns out.