Oracle Night

1. What is your reaction to the novel as a whole? If you liked it, what did you enjoy most about it? If you didn't, what about the story did you find lacking?

I really enjoyed reading Paul Auster’s novel, Oracle Night. Even though the novel consists of a novel within a novel the plot was clear and I was able to keep track of the events. What I enjoyed most about the novel was the author’s writing style, footnotes and stories within stories. Auster uses simple language and through his characters he skillfully describes their exterior and interior worlds. The novel is enjoyable and its writing style grasps the readers attention.