When it came out, most people viewed the novel as a black comedy, but with the modern world facing depleted resources, a worsening climate crisis, pollution, deforestation, and human and cultural contamination, people are genuinely frightened.
當時人們以黑色小說來看待本書，但如今地球資源瀕臨耗竭，氣候變遷危機日亟一日，加上環境污染、山林濫墾，以及各種人性、文化的汙染，在在令人心驚。