What is the author's style in You're Ugly, Too by Lorrie Moore?

Throughout the story, You're Ugly, Too, Moore utilizes flashbacks, jokes, and anecdotes to accentuate Zoe's character. Although the story's plot is sparse, the reader is given ample details of the protagonist's dates, her relationships with her students and colleagues, and her feelings for her geographic surroundings that effectively fill in her psychology and personality.