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The Guest Book: A Novel
The Guest Book A Novel
Author: Sarah Blake
A novel about past mistakes and betrayals that ripple throughout generations, The Guest Book examines not just a privileged American family, but a privileged America. It is a literary triumph.The Guest Book follows three generations of a powerful American family, a family that ?used to run the world.?And when the novel begins in 1935, they still...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781250110251
ISBN-10: 1250110254
Publication Date: 5/7/2019
Pages: 448
Rating:
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
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3.1 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 28
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NancyAZ avatar reviewed The Guest Book: A Novel on + 88 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is an ambitious family saga about white privilege, anti-Semitism and racial inequality set over three generations. Unfortunately it didn't quite hit the mark for me. The first part was very confusing until I got the hang of it, wondering what year was being portrayed. Labeling the chapters with years would have been helpful. I love novels that are descriptive but there was too much repetition in the description of the Island. It was a good story that could have been told in a lot less pages. By page 350 I was ready for the story to end. Ms Blake's The Postmistress, on the other hand was a wonderful read for me.
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The main characters are well developed and interesting to begin with but they finally get to the point of being somewhat annoying with all the navel gazing they do. Glad I read it but not a particular favorite.


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