He has a uncanny sense of smell and resorts to depravity and degradation in order to achieve his dream of owning the scent of small children. The book has mostly long sentences, long paragraphs, long chapters, and lots of description. The book has a straight-line plot. There is a special and informative background. The focus of story on people and the psychology of characters.
Characterization focuses on one or a few male characters.
The characters are developed over time. The book will leave you feeling anxious, agitated, disturbed. The book is sophisticated, complex, experimental. The ending is ambiguous. This is one of the most entertaining and thought-provoking novels I have ever read.