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Overall I think I enjoyed the book more that you did Issybird, but I'm in complete agreement with you regarding its literariness (not sure that's a word). I had the same thought many times as I read the book.
I certainly have read many non-fiction books and biographies that to me would qualify as literary. My criteria edges more toward the writing style than how ground-breaking the material is. I would also classify many spiritual works as literary including the writings of Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen and even Jean Vanier.
Good point from Bookpossum: how can we actually know whether or not the criteria has been met when we haven't read the book.
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