They were celebrated because they confirmed Malinowski's scientific objectivity and fieldworking prowess. 

They were faulted by many anthropologists because they included misleading information about Malinowski’s fieldwork

They made little impact because Malinowski was no longer as important to the discipline of anthropology as he had once been

They caused significant disruption because they showed Malinowski to be the opposite of the objection rational scientist he had presented himself as being