ðə hˈæŋɪŋ ɡˈɑːɹdən ɪz "kˈɑːmpɚɹəbəl ɪn skˈoʊp," sˈɪns ðə "ʃˈɪɹ ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv sˈʌbdʒɛkts ... ɪz wˈʌn ʌvðə kˈiːz" tə ðə nˈɑːvəlz səksˈɛs æz ɐ fˈɑːloʊˌʌp tə ðə bɹˈeɪkθɹuː blˈæk ænd blˈuː.
The Hanging Garden is "comparable in scope," since the "sheer range of subjects ... is one of the keys" to the novel's success as a followup to the breakthrough Black & Blue.