56 pages • 1 hour read
Elissa SussmanFunny You Should Ask
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Part 2Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Part 2: “Saturday” - Part 2, Section 2: “Now”
Part 2, Interlude 12 Summary: “Broad Sheets”
The second part of Chani’s article describes how she attended the premiere with Gabe and met Oliver Matthias, who is charming. They attend an after-party and Gabe is “the ultimate platonic date” (117). She feels she’s breathing rarified air.
Part 2, Chapter 11 Summary
As she prepares to attend the premiere, Chani’s roommate helps Chani get ready and warns her that Gabe will try to sleep with her just because he can. Chani reflects that he doesn’t have many friends in LA. He feels alone in the city where Chani grew up. When Jo says maybe it’s not a date and he’s just sending a car for her, Chani feels the way she did when she learned Jeremy was cheating on her during grad school. Chani puts on a vintage blue velvet dress and hears a ripping sound. With no time to change, she fixes the tear with a safety pin.
Part 2, Interlude 13 Summary: “Go Fug Yourself”
A report on the fashion at the Shared Hearts premiere says that Oliver Matthias was delightful and has a beautiful date, and Jacinda Lockwood was wearing Gucci.
