“Social Blunders,” a novel by Tim Sandlin, is a quirky, fun and (perhaps best of all) politically incorrect look at life in America.

The story starts quickly, almost too quickly, when the first chapter covers the rape of main character Sam Callahan’s mother, the loss of his daughter’s virginity and his second wife’s departure with the pool boy, who has “Born To Lose” tattooed on his arm. But don’t let the fast pace or the eyebrow-raising material stop you. Read on and become immersed in the zany life that is led by Callahan, a character who will stick with you for a long time after you’re finished.

Basically, Callahan is learning that he is indeed a worthwhile person. After spending years with crazy women of the use ’em and lose ’em variety, Sam is trying to get up the nerve to be with a good woman whom he actually loves.

To break his old, going-nowhere-fast pattern, Callahan must deal with just about every awkward social situation imaginable and change such attitudes as: “All I can figure is maybe I was falling in love, because my strictest ethical rule is never, ever lie to a woman. If you don’t love them, act like you do, and if you do love them, act like you don’t. So, by lying to Gilia, what I actually did was prove my love for her.”

“Social Blunders” is actually the last in Sandlin’s Gro Vont (the fictional Wyoming town where the stories take place) trilogy. The first two, “Skipped Parts” and “Sorrow Floats,” are in various stages of being made into films, one slated to star Drew Barrymore.

In “Social Blunders,” Sandlin has created a story in which the plot is very unreal, almost too far out, but the underlying messages are there to be found like hidden treasures. Take a break from your long-winded, dreary textbooks and enjoy a quick read, Tim Sandlin style.