ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz, ɪn ɐ ɹᵻvjˈuː pˈoʊstᵻd ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn,  kˈɔːld ðə bˈʊk "ɡɹˈɪpɪŋ" ænd "mˈɛdᵻtˌeɪɾɪv.
The New York Times, in a review posted on January 31, 2014,  called the book "gripping" and "meditative.