The novel Shuttlecock by contemporary British writer Graham Swift ingeniously omits many important pieces of infor-mation,creating what Wolfgang Iser calls textual"blanks."By employing these"blanks"and utilizing a"wandering view-point",the author Swift invites readers to participate in his creative process for textual games and enjoy the rights and pleasure of constructing meaning,thus making them obtain a rich aesthetic experience.More importantly,"blanks"make readers con-stantly aware of their inner world and heighten self-awareness during the reading process."Blanks"provide multiple possibili-ties for interpreting uncertain factors in the text,making the meaning diverse,three-dimensional and rich,hence enhancing the depth and breadth of the novel.