The New Republic magazine, George Soule expressed his disappointment in the book, writing that it "puzzled and saddened me.
ðə nˈuː ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk mˌæɡɐzˈiːn, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ sˈoʊl ɛkspɹˈɛst hɪz dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntmənt ɪnðə bˈʊk, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ðætˈɪt "pˈʌzəld ænd sˈædənd mˌiː.