Critics, who initially despised the intense publicity campaign for the book's release (something not normally associated with works of literary merit at the time) were finally won over by the quality of Radiguet's writing and his sober, objective style.
Críticos, que inicialmente menosprezaran a intensa campaña publicitaria para o lanzamento do libro (algo normalmente non asociado a traballos de mérito literarios na época), finalmente apreciaron a escrita sobria e o estilo obxectivo de Radiguet.