Lisa Meyers from the Los Angeles Times thought that the short story collection succeeded because it offered a "variety of voices, themes, and narrative techniques."
lˈiːsə mˈeɪɚz fɹʌmðə lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs tˈaɪmz θˈɔːt ðætðə ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹi kəlˈɛkʃən səksˈiːdᵻd bɪkˈʌz ɪɾ ˈɔfɚd ˈeɪ "vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv vˈɔɪsᵻz, θˈiːmz, ænd nˈæɹətˌɪv tɛknˈiːks."