The book has mostly long sentences, long paragraphs, long chapters, and lots of description. The author's style is quirky and offbeat. The author's intent is to entertain. 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 developed over time. There are memorable and important secondary characters. The book will leave you feeling anxious, agitated, disturbed. The book is serious, challenging, sober, formal, solemn. The ending wraps everything up.