Two of those are professions tbf. It isn’t just him overusing adjectives, or inventing the noun out of nowhere (fuck nuncle).

The story might not be going anywhere concrete, but I’m not sure how you can say it goes nowhere.

There is a good few chapters where the narrative crashes to a halt, it’s quite frustrating, though I think the afterword makes clear the novel is his attempt to fully engage with the English language and the American environment (which explains his desire to insert a travelogue).

Dylan’s work is going to outlast nearly everyone who has one the prize, and is undoubtedly the most engaged with. He deserved to win.