Basically, the main character (who narrates it) isn't born until chapter 7. Then there are huge digressions concerning the passing of narrative time, hobby horses and the influence of classic texts. And lastly there are black pages, marble pages, diagrams illustrating the plot, foreords in volume 7, dedications in the middle of chapters and blank pages where youdraw your own ideal woman....
It's really tedious, but would otherwise be a pretty funny read.