In the opinion of literary critic Lu Cheng-huei, "Wang Anyi has always been a very idealistic writer. Just like Wenwen in The Falling Rain, love is an ideal to which she adheres tenaciously.
「王安憶一直是一位深具理想主義的作家，就像《雨，沙沙沙》的雯雯那樣對愛情有著理想的堅持。