comment on structure

The structure of the novel is as inventive as the novel itself. Each part of the novel is separated into two portions, those of the story of the main character, which are numbered chapters, and the new novel he finds himself reading, which are worded chapter titles. This structure allows the author to switch between the main story and the sub stories with ease, while still allowing the reader to understand each shift. The chapters are not of the same length, but readers will notice the longest numbered chapter is the heart of the novel, that of the diary of Silas Flannery.