Janet Maslin, writing in The New York Times, gave a cynical review, calling the story "a string of reassuring verities." While she thought the story manipulative, she acknowledged its power to comfort people.[1] Publishers Weekly's review was far more positive, comparing the book favorably to A Christmas Carol and saying it would be "cherished by a vast readership."[2]
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