As soon as it was published, this book garnered great attention and was the source of much critical discussion. One critic said that reading your stories is "an easy way to get acquainted with various kinds of characters of the age" but wondered if future readers will have the same kind of sensitivity to them when the trendy stuff and jargon becomes dated?
問：這本小說一出版就受到矚目，有不少評論，其中有評論者認為，透過你的小說「特別容易認識當代的形形色色」，但也不免讓人懷疑，當流行事物或術語一旦過時，後來人閱讀，還能不能保有同樣靈敏的感應？