A review by ammarahw
Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give by Ada Calhoun

2.75

I liked the structure and felt like the book was readable but I didn’t like the ideas in the book. I found the way that the author talks about cheating to be a little ridiculous. 

Below are some specifics from the book:


She talks about her affairs as though she had no choice and everyone eventually has a crush on a coworker or relapse with an ex, and then in response, emails them, talks to them outside of work and generally just tries to spend more time with them. I thought that was crazy advice to give people. Maybe being attracted to someone is normal but you can choose not to engage with them beyond just doing your work or what’s polite. Especially because she makes it clear her husband and her are monogamous and don’t want one another to have affairs outside of their marriage. 

As I was reading it sounded like it wasn’t even that she really liked the guys as much as she liked the thrill of the affair. I found it so hypocritical given the subject of the book