High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Gilligan`s Wake (ISBN 0-312-29123-X) is a 2003 parallel novel loosely based on the 1960s CBS sitcom Gilligan`s Island from the viewpoints of the seven major characters, written by Esquire film and television critic Tom Carson. The title is derived from the title of the TV show and Finnegans Wake, the seminal work of Irish novelist James Joyce. The book was acclaimed critically, drawing comparisons to the works of Thomas Pynchon. Its nature as a "secret history" featuring numerous fictional characters is also similar to the Wold Newton Universe. The novel was published subsequently as a paperback in 2004 (ISBN 0-312-31114-1).