In comparison, "Liao Hung-chi's ocean is authentic, born out of life and rich with life," notes Liu Fu-shih, writer and fellow resident of Hualien, pointing out why Living off the Sea has attracted so much attention.
相較下，「廖鴻基的海是真實的、生活的、生命的」，同樣居住在花蓮的作家劉富士，指出了何以《討海人》一書會引起這麼多的矚目。