pˈɔːl ɡˈoʊldbɚdʒɚ, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz bˈʊk ɹᵻvjˈuː, lɐmˈɛntᵻd ðæt bˈɪlaʊts fˈeɪlɪɹ tʊ ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪt mˈʌtʃ fˈæktʃuːəl ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ɪn hɪz bɹˈiːf tˈɛkst ɪn stˈoʊn ænd stˈiːl wʊd fɹʌstɹˈeɪt jˈʌŋ ɹˈiːdɚz.
Paul Goldberger, writing in The New York Times Book Review, lamented that Billout's failure to incorporate much factual information in his brief text in Stone and Steel would frustrate young readers.