With the publication of The Butterfly Trail in October 2003, nature writing seems to have gained a new lease on life. Toward the close of year, every major newspaper published a favorable review, leading to a sales-boosting domino effect of praise for the literary success of The Butterfly Trail.
二○○三年十月《蝶道》一書出版，自然寫作卻彷彿又活過來一般，年底各大報紙、行銷通路的年度好書評選有如骨牌效應，紛紛盛讚《蝶道》的文學成就。