 It went on to win an award from the "Columbia Journalism Review".Writing for the "Marburg Journal of Religion", historian and theologian Marco Frenschkowski () called the book "[A] very important book but also a deeply problematical item" and "Many of the claims made in Corydon's book are very sensationalist.It is quite believable that Hubbard Jr. was not happy with the book even when he wanted to expose the darker side of his father."