What is the author's style in the novel, We Need New Names?

The novel is divided into chapters that describe a specific event in Darling’s life. Each chapter ranges from five to twenty-five pages in length. The chapters tell the story primarily in exposition and with some dialogue. The author injects her own voice and thoughts throughout the book, providing her opinions and feelings of the events unfolding in the novel. The narrator switches back and forth between the past and the present.

The novel contains one main plot and several subplots. The main plot focuses on human relationships that include those regarding family and friends. One subplot is the coming of age of the characters. Another subplot is culture.