The magic of second-person

In his novel Aura, Carlos Fuentes does something that few other writers can do and uses the second person to tell his magical-realistic story, resulting in a deeper connection to the text and deeper reflection on it by the reader.  While most writers avoid the second -person out of complications of its use, or because it doesn't fit the kind of narrative they are using, Fuentes embraces it and uses it to not only put the reader in the characters situation, but also to limit information and give the reader the same circumstances as the character in the book.  The first part, a deeper connection to the reader, is created through the repeated use of "you" as the term referring to the main character, which avoids giving him a name that would distinguish him from the reader.  In addition, the character is never really expanded upon, there is no information as to what he looks like, his race or specific age, or anything of the sort, and this creates a universal character that people of all different nationalities and cultures can connect to.  Secondly, because the second person lacks omission or any extraneous information outside of what the character thinks or is told, the reader and the character end up with the same amount, or lack thereof, of information and explanation, and both are left to come to conclusions on their own.  This works extremely well with magical realism, as it restricts the readers perspective  and thus makes these magical events stand out more, or in some cases, blend in with the rest of the world.