There is a strange rouge body odor in Taipei, like a piece of balm mixed with various flower essences. It accidentally fell into a wrinkled waste pond, slowly relaxed in the rain and sun, came to life, evaporated the demonic mist in the clouds, and learned how to be a captive. People, let them suffer between wildness and conservatism, reincarnate in chaos and clarity, be entangled in obsession and oblivion, breathe between the sacred and the vulgar, wander between abandonment and return, and keep crawling in despair and longing.
The book extensively records the trainee career of "I", a middle-aged soul who has not yet been cured of the chronic illness of wandering, in a city called "Taipei". From the beginning of this book, Jian Yue shifted his focus from the introspection of expressing his personal experience in his early years to the observation of the gap between urban and rural areas and the reality of the world.
Reader comments
The stories recorded in the book reminded me of "Taipei People". Both books have a delicate observation of urban life. I especially like the characters written by the author. They shuttle through the streets of Taipei and play out their own lives. This book also gave me more curiosity and imagination about Taipei. It feels like an adventure in a strange city, where there may be new surprises or losses at every turn. But, isn't that what life is like? Full of uncertainty and change.
The stories recorded in the book reminded me of "Taipei People". Both books have a delicate observation of urban life. I especially like the characters written by the author. They shuttle through the streets of Taipei and play out their own lives. This book also gave me more curiosity and imagination about Taipei. It feels like an adventure in a strange city, where there may be new surprises or losses at every turn. But, isn't that what life is like? Full of uncertainty and change.
It turns out that his name is Axi. So shocking...