pˈʌblɪʃɚz wˈiːkli dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪɾ æz "tˈɔːt ænd bjˈuːɾɪfəli klˈɪɹ, ðə ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ æt tˈaɪmz ɹˈiːkɔːlz ðæt ʌv pˈɔːl ˈɔːstɚ," bˌʌt ˈædᵻd "ðə plˈɑːt ˈɛndz ɪn ɐ plˈeɪs lˈɛs ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ ðɐn wˌɛɹ ɪt bɪɡˈæn.
Publishers Weekly described it as "Taut and beautifully clear, the writing at times recalls that of Paul Auster," but added "the plot ends in a place less interesting than where it began.