This piecemeal style is reflective of the author's own life, a possible attempt to stabilize it through fiction.
1	This	this	DET	DD	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	piecemeal	piecemeal	ADJ	A	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	style	style	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	V	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	reflective	reflective	ADJ	A	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	E	_	11	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	RD	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	author	author	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	PART	_	8	case	_	_
10	own	own	ADJ	A	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	life	life	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	15	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	RI	Definite=Ind|Number=Sing|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	possible	possible	ADJ	A	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	attempt	attempt	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	PART	_	17	mark	_	_
17	stabilize	stabilize	VERB	V	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PE	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	through	through	ADP	E	_	20	case	_	_
20	fiction	fiction	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	FS	_	5	punct	_	_
