Reaction to the Novel Oracle Night

I found the novel, Oracle Night, very entertaining and fascinating to read. Although simple and an easy read, it carries mystery that comes with the reality of the blue notebook that truly captures the reader, in my opinion. I very much enjoyed the mystical element of the notebook and how it had the ability to bring Sydney to a world of his own and make him lose touch with reality or so he thought. For example, he explains to his best friend, John Trause, that he thinks the notebook is taking control of him in his mind whenever he writes in it: "I know. Its all in my head. I'm not saying it isn't, but ever since I bought the notebook, everything's gone out of whack. I can't tell if I'm the one who's using the notebook or if the notebook's been using me." I also enjoyed the story that Sydney was writing and how it is linked in one way or another to his own life, experiences, and love life. I did find interesting how he made his main character, Nick Bowen, decide to break free from his "dull" life and flee to a remote place, Kansas. I found it very random how decides he wants to turn over a new leaf and start a new life (without his wife and old job) after a gargoyle statue nearly crushes hi to death. The main point is that the novel was able to keep me turning its pages which is quite rare when it comes to school assigned books.