This is significant, explains Wang, because of the way the review system works in the US. There is much more cultural space in the US, and reviewers 'attention is focused on the books rather than the personalities, so they carry considerable authority. In Taiwan, in contrast, literary circles are small, and personal relationships are much more important, so that books rarely are subjected to objective reviews.
王德威解釋，美國文化的場域比較大，書評可以對書、不對人，具有權威性，與台灣圈子小、人情紛擾多，作品很難得到公評的情況迥異。