The writing style is deeply influenced by 张爱玲. It is one of my best reading experiences in the current year, to the point that I can naturally wake up at 6am to read it first thing out of bed. I would not mind reading it again for the author's writing skills alone. Interesting that I find this book because my friends are talking about Taochew culture in the groupchat. I am deeply curious about how this regional culture will present itself at the third wave of feminist movement.