In addition to the shocking murder of the husband, there is other bloody imagery throughout the work. There is also imagery that mixes sex and eating. Her provocative style left readers speechless. Insatiable desires Li, who admits that her love of food runs to her bones, says, "When I pick up the pen, I don't do it consciously.
除了「殺夫」行為本身的悖德外，小說中到處流淌著血腥體味，以及性愛與食物之間的各種隱喻，大膽而赤裸的文字風格，令人為李昂的百無禁忌咋舌不已。