'[...] With this biography, Straver has now silenced all the voices asking for more information. His research is exhaustive and exemplary, and he consulted a mass of rare books and magazines. With meticulous care, newspapers were perused for relevant references. His admirable bibliography of Ritter’s works, published during his lifetime, lists a few hundred titles. [...] On the basis of many decades of searching and collecting, Straver has now given Ritter his rightful position in the literary history of the East Indies. He deserves a lot of praise for this.' - Harry A. Poeze in Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 179 (2023), p. 446-448
'[...] Deze biografie geeft een completer en meer samenhangelnd beeld van hem dan we tot nog toe hadden. Naast zijn leven en werk komen de maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen aan bod in de toenmalige wereld van de Europeanen in Indië. [...]' - Robert Hallatu in Marinjo aug./sept. 2023, p. 47
Vermeld in: Muhabbat Magazine april 2024, Biografiportaal