Lot 49

They say "communication is key," well maybe if anyone in this book had ever heard of this we, the readers, might have figured something out by the end of the story. It seemed like once Oedipa found what she was looking for, she would get some bonus info that would contradict what she already knew and confuse all of us in the process. To me, as Oedipa went about solving this mystery, it seemed as if she was walking around foggy football field trying to gather info from people that could be standing anywhere not making a sound, and that she never met the same person twice or that anyone's story was more convincing than another. Not only was it a little hard to follow along, I felt like I was also lost in this fog.

If the characters had simply spoke directly about what they knew and worked together to figure out the mystery, then we would know what went on. But, I suppose, the reason they didn't is because of the drugs they were on and the secrets certain characters were trying to keep.

The book was confusing in the first chapter, but I enjoyed the rest of it except the end. Books that do not have endings are not clever or make you think, its just annoying! I don't care why the author did it, but it seems to me that when an author can't complete his story, he clearly hasn't put in enough thought into the plot or how to wrap things up. I understand that the ending of this book leaves us just as clueless and confused as when we opened it and that is how the author probalby wants us to feel, just like Oedipa has felt throughout the whole story. I still would have liked to learn something by the end of the book.