Get The Wedding People book club questions (without spoilers!) to better discuss Alison Espach’s thought-provoking and emotional Read With Jenna book club pick. This book set at a wedding has both humor and heart, and it’s filled to the brim with themes of love and marriage to discuss.
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Why The Wedding People is a Good Book Club Book
The Wedding People brings together two unlikely women at fancy Rhode Island nuptials. Phoebe, the only hotel guest not attending the wedding, is actually there to end her life after a terrible divorce. The problem is that this imposes on spoiled Lila’s perfectly planned day.
Lila and the other guests begin to confide in Phoebe, which thwarts her plans.
The Wedding People is a good book club book because it’s highly thematic on love, marriage, parenting, grief, human connection, and more. It is so sharply written, and the cast of wedding guests is a joy to get to know. It has so much humor and heart, and despite sounding sad, it makes for a great feel good book for adults to discuss.
The Wedding People Book Club Questions (Without Spoilers)
What is the significance of the title, The Wedding People?
Does the cover art accurately reflect the story?
Why did the author choose a wedding setting for The Wedding People?
Why is the Newport, Rhode Island, setting significant?
The Wedding People deals with a lot of raw emotions and relationship dynamics. Did you find any of this content difficult to read?
Why do Phoebe and Lila choose to confide in each other?
Have you ever confided in a stranger?
Compare and contrast Phoebe and Lila.
Discuss Lila’s relationship with Matt.
Discuss Phoebe’s relationships with Gary and Juice.
Who was your favorite wedding guest and why?
How do the wedding guests affect Phoebe’s and Lila’s lives?
What does The Wedding People say about society’s expectations about marriage?
What does The Wedding People say about a wedding versus a marriage?
What does The Wedding People say about parenting?
Discuss the role grief plays in The Wedding People.
Discuss the role literature plays in The Wedding People.
How do Phoebe and Lila change throughout The Wedding People?
How has human connection pulled you through dark moments in life?
Was The Wedding People a sad or happy book?
Do you agree with this quote: “I just mean, a story can be beautiful not because of the way it ends. But because of the way it’s written.”
Was the ending right for the story?
The Wedding People is a book that makes points through storytelling. What’s your biggest takeaway?
What do you think is next for Phoebe and Lila?
Tell everyone a memorable story about your wedding or one you attended.
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Book Club Ideas For Food and More
- Eat: Oysters like those in Rhode Island, champagne like the cover art, and wedding cake
- Do: Watch a popular wedding movie, go on a sailboat ride like Rhode Island, dance to Spotify’s Wedding Mix playlist, make these DIY wedding invitation ornaments, practice writing a DIY wedding script, take The Five Love Languages quiz
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remember, it’s a good day to read a book. – jules
