HotPress: Vanessa Carlton - Be Not Nobody: Colm O'Hare's review: "she has chosen the now well-trodden path of the angst-ridden, overwrought fem-rocker".
MusicCritic: Vanessa Carlton - Be Not Nobody: Bill Aicher's review: "Be Not Nobody is, surprisingly, a fairly-strong debut."
Plugged In: Vanessa Carlton - Be Not Nobody: Bob Waliszewski's review: "This gifted teen's haunting, occasionally tormented vocals aren't indicative of her lyrical content."
PopMatters: Vanessa Carlton - Be Not Nobody: Adrien Begrand's review: "an album that's, sadly, a real dud."