The book has mostly long sentences, long paragraphs, long chapters, and lots of description. The author's style is experimental and avant garde. The author's intent is to teach. There is a special and informative background. 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 somber, sad, melancholy. The book is sophisticated, complex, experimental. The ending is ambiguous.