For Chen, who grew up in a small town and remains a country girl at heart, the experience of organizing these rural reading clubs ignited a passionate concern for rural people. Her memories of her childhood and the warmth of her neighbors called out to her.
行走不同鄉鎮組織讀書會的經驗，也為從小生長在鄉村、個性中有鄉野樸實文化的陳來紅，刺激出關懷鄉土的熱情，童年和鄰里人情來往的那股溫暖，在記憶深處呼喚著她。