Alright so i decided to answer an unlikely question this time, which was posed by Skyla. "What is your favorite novel and why?"

My favorite novel would have to be "the Satanic Verses", by Salman Rushdie. Why, you ask? Well partially for the simple reason that it is absolutely beautifully written. I really enjoy reading this book because every sentence is so nicely structured with wonderful language that it seems to me like reading poetry as i go through each paragraph. The author incorporates words that are in Indian and Arabic and other middle eastern languages and it adds to the aesthetic quality and beauty in the experience. Another reason that I love this book is because it is very controversial. It was a banned book and iI love banned books. (something about the forbidden that just makes it more attractive) It is also very thought provoking and it really, for me, widened my understanding of issues concerning human nature, and almost the satire of religion, which until that point, i had not questioned much before in my life. It reduces good and evil to two actors that survive an airplane crash and the people of the world choose their own sides to follow. I really recommend it.

So my question right now is, can a novel be a successful work of literature if it does not evoke a sense of aethetics or challenge the reader in some way?