RaveThe Portland Press Herald... dense, sprawling ... The novel moves fluidly between generations, often within the same chapter. No guideposts steer the reader through the numerous shifts in point-of-view. Blake seems to be advising readers to pay attention ... Racism, anti-Semitism, and sexism give the book much of its heart-crushing pathos ... a magnificent, big feast of a book. Richly plotted and powerfully written, The Guest Book also offers meaty themes and strong characters. It is a story that readers will welcome losing themselves in.