The book has a straight-line plot. The author's style is experimental and avant garde. The author's intent is to entertain. The background is detailed and affects the atmosphere. The focus of story on people and the psychology of characters.
Characterization focuses on several characters of different sexes whose lives are intertwined.
The characters are developed over time. There are memorable and important secondary characters. The book will leave you feeling anxious, agitated, disturbed. The book is sophisticated, complex, experimental. The ending is ambiguous.