In his book, Hsieh does not shy away from an unvarnished recounting of feelings of timidity, helplessness, and fragility, a quality that makes Circling the Mountains a particularly gripping read.
而謝旺霖毫不掩飾、赤裸裸地呈現自己的膽怯、恐懼、無助、脆弱等種種人性反應，正是《轉山》全書最能勾引讀者情緒的原因。