What is the author's style in the memoir, One Day I Will Write About This Place?

Wainaina basically tells his story in a linear timeline. He begins with his childhood as a seven-year-old in 1978. The story concludes in 2010 when the people in Kenya are voting on a new constitution.

There are a few deviations from the linear line of the story. For instance, in Chapter 25 Wainaina goes back to 1960 to tell the story of his mother’s life. Again in Chapter 33, Wainaina goes back in time to detail a portion of his life before he concludes his story.