The book is serious, challenging, sober, formal, solemn. The ending is ambiguous. An erotic photographer is convicted of killing his lover. He is killed, and brought back by a crow for revenge. 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. There are memorable and important secondary characters. The book will leave you feeling somber, sad, melancholy. The book is serious, challenging, sober, formal, solemn. The ending wraps everything up.