Formalism Texts - The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne (1759)

It's a novel that begins with a description of the narrator's parents having sex. Need we say more?

So cogitate this: How does Sterne use digression in this novel? How do Tristram's endless digressions affect the telling of the story?

And if you're still hungry: How does Sterne make fun of narrative conventions in this novel? And why do you think he does that?