[2][3] Allan Massie of The Scotsman wrote, "This is a wonderfully rich and enjoyable novel".
[4] Saloni Sharma of Scroll.in wrote, "Mishra's title remains ambiguous.
Whether it is a cautionary tale or a mantra, a literal solution or a metaphorical disguising of the self, is up to the reader to decipher.
"[5] Arin Keeble of Financial Times wrote, "Run and Hide's flashback narrative, which slowly reveals the story, is an impressive feat of craft, and the book rewards a second reading.
"[6] The book was reviewed by Tabish Khair of The Hindu,[7] Tanjil Rashid of The Guardian,[8] Max Liu of the i,[9] Shougat Dasgupta of India Today,[10] Bharat Tandon of The Times Literary Supplement,[11] Jude Cook of The Spectator,[12] Abhrajyoti Chakraborty of The Guardian,[13] Jahnavi Sen of The Wire,[14] and Sam Sacks of The Wall Street Journal.