"All in all, Paging Mr. Proust is an album that honors the traditions of the Jayhawks but isn't afraid to play with convention. And if Mockingbird Time was a reminder of how well Olson and Louris complement one another, this album demonstrates that Louris still knows how to make a memorable album as the group's sole leader".
"Paging Mr. Proust is as ambitious an album as the Jayhawks have ever made, but there is a stylistic cohesion to the band's previous efforts that's not always evident on this one. Though the songwriting is adventurous and the performances assured and occasionally even inspiring, what results is a collection of good songs comprising an album that is somehow less than the sum of its parts".