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The Guest Book


"An American epic in the truest sense…"
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How does the author establish the similarities between the different members of the Milton family across generations?

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Jul. 15, 2019
by dianaps

Central to Paul's academic work is the idea that "there is the crime and there is the silence." How does that statement echo throughout the novel?

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Jul. 15, 2019
by matchmaker

How does the author consider the idea that the past informs the present, both on the larger world stage and within our personal relationships?

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Jul. 15, 2019
by matchmaker

Elsa tells Mrs. Lowell, "[I]t is a mistake to think news happens somewhere else. To others. The news is always about you." Do you agree?

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Jul. 17, 2019
by dianaps

Evie teaches her students that "history is sometimes made by heroes, but it is also always made by us.” Do you agree with her? How do the characters in this novel shape history?

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Jul. 18, 2019
by marthas

What did you think of the gender dynamics in the different marriages in the novel? How were these dynamics a product of the characters' times?

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Jul. 18, 2019
by beckyk

What does Crockett's Island represent for each generation of Miltons? Does your family have a place with a similar kind of significance?

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Jul. 24, 2019
by sharden

Is Kitty's refusal to help Elsa simple? Does it let her off the hook in terms of Elsa's request? What would you have done?

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Jul. 31, 2019
by corinne

How did Moss's optimism set him apart from the other members of his family? How did it turn out to be his fatal flaw?

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Jul. 31, 2019
by corinne

Overall, what did you think of Evie as a character, particularly of her desperate desire to hold onto the island?

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Aug. 05, 2019
by kdowney25

Reg asks Evie what she will do with the island. She says, "I don't know." He says, "That's a start." What do you think he means?

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Aug. 05, 2019
by florriec

How do Moss and Reg differ in their beliefs about race relations in America? Whose belief system did you think more accurate, and whose did you relate to personally, if either?

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Aug. 06, 2019
by LisaBB

What do you think about Moss, a privileged white man, making his claim about "A Raisin in the Sun", a play depicting the experience of African Americans?

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Aug. 12, 2019
by Elizabeth

Paul tells Evie, "There is no story until we're dead, and then our children tell it." Do you agree?

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Aug. 14, 2019
by pnelson384

Overall, what did you think of The Guest Book?

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Aug. 27, 2019
by julieo

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