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I don't think I can review this novel in such a way as to do it justice. There is a variety of genres from travelogue to mystery to dystopia. Some narrators are tricksters and rogues; others are serious. There are many different times, from the nineteenth century to the distant future, and many different locations, which all seem to be islands, or isolated in an insular way.

But most noticeable is the overall structure, which is like an onion. There is one complete tale at the core, surrounded by layers of other stories. But there are strands of intertextuality and continuity which connect them all. The author seems to realize that readers may see this unusual structure as revolutionary or gimmicky. But it's not as easy a feat as it may seem (as one can see by comparing the book with the film adaptation), and I think Mitchell manages to pull it off admirably.