Nearly 70-80% (if not more) of each vol consists of banter, word play, conversations (great ones) back and forth.
And the remaining part is story, that too with conversations mostly again!
And there's always a twist or two for every story.
So... If u enjoy banter, word play, quirky conversations, jokes, back and forth btw characters for mostly unnecessary things (but interesting) and great characters, then go ahead and READ THIS monogatari series!!(u can also read all of nisio isin,author for this series,books)
Story: Interesting, unique, always a twist(mostly)!
Characters: Amazing!! Different personalities, flaws, problems, etc.
Pacing: No pacing! Just conversations all the time lol.
Art: Almost no art apart from starting pages.
Highly recommended even if u watched the anime series!!
(I gave this 10 rating while reading this after watching the whole anime which I really enjoyed too and I always hate repeating stories but loved this! Infact u should try both anime and novel series!)
