ɡɹˈɛɡ dʒˈɑːnsən ɹˈoʊt ɪnðɪ ɐtlˈæntə dʒˈɜːnəlkˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ðæt sˌʌm ʌvðə ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹiz sˈiːmd ɡˈɪmɪki, bˌʌt ðæt sˈʌdən fˈɪkʃən kəntˈɪnjuːd wʌzɐ ɹˈɪtʃ, vˈaɪbɹənt kəlˈɛkʃən ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz.
Greg Johnson wrote in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that some of the short stories seemed gimmicky, but that Sudden Fiction (Continued) was a rich, vibrant collection otherwise.