Hysterical realism describes novels that are characterized by chronic length, manic characters, frenzied action, and frequent digressions on topics secondary to the story.

The work is generally divided into the organic plants and animals and the inorganic matter, although there are frequent digressions in each section.

And there were no clues to be had in his frequent digressions about the great stars of the past, including his idol Anna Pavlova.

Most published reviewers disliked Endore's frequent political digressions, believing they were poorly written, broke the power of the narrative, and only worsened as the novel progressed.

Although the narrative always circles back to the story of Nora and Billy, it makes frequent digressions to introduce the reader to other residents of Hemlock Street.

Her frequent digressions into feminist dialectic and descriptions of book tours are distracting and irritating.

Charged with erudition, and subject to frequent and tedious digressions, they are set in exotic atmospheres and peopled with colorful characters.

At first, however, the paraman entertained him with personal anecdotes of his life as a "half-breed" and frequent digressions on his opinions on all sorts of topics.

The Naturalis Historia divides neatly into the organic world of plants and animals, and the realm of inorganic matter, although there are frequent digressions in each section.