klˈɑːɹɹə dʒˈaɪɚdʒɪi, fɔːɹ wˈɜːld lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ tədˈeɪ: "ʃˈɑːboʊz stˈaɪl ðə tˈɛkst ɪz bɹˈɪliəntli tɹænslˈeɪɾᵻd, lˈeɪst wɪð dʒˈɛntəl hjˈuːmɚ, ɪz æz mˈɛsmɚɹˌaɪzɪŋ æz ɑːɹ hɜː kˈæɹɪktɚz.
Clara Györgyey, for World Literature Today: "Szabo's style (the text is brilliantly translated), laced with gentle humor, is as mesmerizing as are her characters.