jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, ɹˈoʊhɑːs wʊd dᵻklˈɛɹ ɪn ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː hɪz ɹᵻɡɹˈɛt fɔːɹ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ðɪs nˈɑːvəl, kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzɪŋ ɪt fɔːɹ nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli bˌiːɪŋ bˈæd, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ ɛkstɹˈiːmli fˈɪkʃənəl.
Years later, Rojas would declare in an interview his regret for writing this novel, criticizing it for not only being bad, but also extremely fictional.