The relatively more lyrical, like "Thinking of My Brothers of the Military Dependents 'Village," resemble lyric essays, whereas the more expository, like "The Kangaroo People," resemble expository essays.
就讀者的感覺來講，這些小說非常像散文：抒情性比較強的像抒情散文，如「想我眷村的兄弟們」；議論性比較強的像議論散文，如「袋鼠族物語」。