Holes is one of forty-two books written by Louis Sachar, most of which are classified as children’s literature. The novel is categorized as young adult literature but has also been labeled as realistic fiction, a tall tale, a folk tale, a fairy tale, a children's story, a postmodern novel, detective fiction, and a historical legend.[1] Holes is considered an outlier of all Sachar’s published books, for its complex plot, character development, and elements of teen angst and mystery.[1] Sachar says he “never intended to write a grim story” and instead “wanted it to be fun and adventurous.” According to Sachar, he wrote Holes so that it could be “understood by a ten- or eleven-year-old kid,” but also prioritized writing to please himself. The narrative of Holes is generally linear but also resembles multi-spatial and multidirectional narratives, similar to features of postmodernism literature.[1] Holes was inspired by Sachar’s dislike for the heat in Austin, Texas, the home state of his family.[2]
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