kɹˈɪɾɪks ɐpɹˈiːʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ðə bɹˈɛdθ ʌvðə wˈɜːk, bˌʌt sˌʌm ɹᵻvjˈuːɚz fˈɛlt ðə bˈʊk tɹˈaɪd təbi tˈuː kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnsɪv ænd ðˈʌs kʊd nˌɑːt ˈædɪkwətli ɛksplˈoːɹ mˈɛni fˈæsɪts ʌv pˈoʊstɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi fɹˈɛntʃ hˈɪstɚɹi.
Critics appreciated the breadth of the work, but some reviewers felt the book tried to be too comprehensive and thus could not adequately explore many facets of post-revolutionary French history.