The author's style is experimental and avant garde. The book is a leisurely read. The author's intent is to teach. The background is detailed and affects the atmosphere. The focus of story is on action, situations, and events.
Characterization focuses on several characters of different sexes whose lives are intertwined.
The characters are stereotypes we recognize immediately. The book will leave you feeling excited, cheerful, upbeat. The book is sophisticated, complex, experimental. The ending is ambiguous. The book has mostly long sentences, long paragraphs, long chapters, and lots of description.