ɡɹˈeɪəm slˈaɪt kˈɔːld ɪt "fˈaɪn ænd kˈʌɾɪŋ", ænd kˈiːθ bɹˈʊk dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪɾ æz "ɡɹˈɪmli dɪstˈoʊpiən" ænd ˈɛvɪdəns ðæt slˈeɪdək ɪz "ɐ tɹˈuː sˈæɾɪɹˌɪst".
Graham Sleight called it "fine and cutting", and Keith Brooke described it as "grimly dystopian" and evidence that Sladek is "a true satirist".