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The reviewer for the Los Angeles Times, Robert Kirsch, did not enjoy the book and considered Fleming to be " a second-rate reporter, filled with the irritating prejudices and pomposities of a middle-class English traveller.

" For Kirsch, Fleming's style was a combination of Sax Rohmer and James Fitzpatrick, although he also considered that " Fleming's wit is provincial ".

Writing the review for The Boston Globe, Marjory Adams thought Thrilling Cities to have " an acid gaiety in its descriptions ", which contributed to her overall summary of the book: " it is fun!