Incidents are haphazard, and there is a suspicion of spinning out the stuff to make a volume". The English Review said, "It is all very interesting, deftly spun, accurately observed; it is certainly life, and presented without trickery or nonsense, yet we must express the hope that there won't be a sequel".
The author's stories are unpredictable and seem to lack cohesion, with some readers suspecting that they will be artificially prolonged into a comprehensive work". The English Review commented, "It is all very captivating, skillfully crafted, precisely observed; it is certainly alive, and presented without deception or absurdity, yet we must express the hope that there won't be a sequel".