I'm not sure if the two-star rating is for me or for Mr. Auster: me for being dumb, or the author for writing a half-senseless story. I love symbolism, and have enjoyed many novels most find too weird and 'out there.' But ORACLE NIGHT just plain lost me.There was no sense of connection between several episodes. It's like they were plopped in, maybe from other stories, just for the heck of it. A quilt may have an underlying meaning to it; to a degree, ORACLE NIGHT seems to be random patchwork.