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.
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.