Does reading oracle cards work the same way as tarot?

Are you asking whether they're used the same way, or whether they actually work? Oracle cards and tarot are pretty similar in practice - you shuffle, draw, and interpret the cards - but oracles tend to be more flexible and free-form. Tarot has a set structure (major arcana, suits, specific positions in spreads) with meanings that are pretty established, while oracle decks vary wildly depending on what the creator decided. Both rely on the same basic idea of using randomness to spark reflection or intuition, so if one clicks with you, the other probably will too.