ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ pˈoʊstɡəzˈɛt, ðə bˈʊk ɪz "wˈɛl wˈɜːθ ɹˈiːdɪŋ, dʒˈɪv ˈɪŋ ˈɪnsaɪt ˌɪntʊ wʌt ɪɾ ɪz lˈaɪk tə lˈɪv wɪð tʊɹɹˈɛts—sˈʌtʃ ɐz wɛn bɹˈædz nˈɔɪzᵻz dɪstˈɜːbd ˈʌðɚ pˈiːpəl æt ɹˈɛstɹɑːnts, spˈoːɹts bˈɑːɹz, ɡˈɑːlf kˈoːɹsᵻz ænd mˈuːvi θˈiəɾɚz, ænd wɛn bɹˈæd kʊd ɡɛt ɐ fˈɜːst dˈeɪt wɪð ɐ wˈʊmən bˌʌt nˈɛvɚɹ ɐ sˈɛkənd".
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the book is "well worth reading, giv[ing] insight into what it is like to live with Tourette's—such as when Brad's noises disturbed other people at restaurants, sports bars, golf courses and movie theaters, and when Brad could get a first date with a woman but never a second".