Compound eyes Thanks to his literary prowess, Wu Ming-i has broken the "glass ceiling" that confines nature writing to a restricted niche. His fine writing and wide learning make a hitherto impenetrable world accessible to his readers. The Butterfly Trail is, however, a demanding book that is best read in a calm frame of mind. Wu Ming-i is a writer of great descriptive power.
複眼人吳明益嘗試以文學的力量突破自然書寫的「玻璃天花板」，他的辭藻瑰麗，精緻的語言與龐雜的知識援引，卻也為讀者築出了一道難以進入的門檻，看這本書時，必須神智清醒、平心靜氣。