這部小說是章回式,結構有反複浮現的景象和意念:迅速淡卻的櫻花、天際流動的雲朵、秋日的樹葉,和在這個星球上令人痛心的生命的短暫易逝。
--摘自October 2025 The Atlantic
The novel is episodic and patterned with recurring images and ideas: swiftly fading cherry blossoms, clouds moving through the sky, autumn leaves, the aching transience of life on this planet.