In this Book Club episode, we discuss The Wedding People, a popular novel by Alison Espach. 

We discussed what we liked about the novel, especially how it touches on important feminist themes such as how modern-day wedding culture is toxic, the dangers of centring your life around a man, and the way a lot of women make themselves small because they lack confidence. We also liked how the novel comments on how you're never too old to change yourself or try new things.

We also talked about some problematic aspects of the novel, such as that we would've preferred for Phoebe to find new meaning and purpose in her life that doesn't revolve around meeting a new man. We also touched on how the novel doesn't fully explore the theme of female friendship, and normalises a competitive rivalry between female characters.

We also mentioned who our favourite characters were, and read out our favourite quotes from the novel!

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