The Girl I Was vs The Wedding People: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Chick Lit, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction
The Girl I Was
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Alexis Spencer will use any inspirational quote to rationalize her failures and shortcomings. Her closest friends are a distant memory, and her college debt is still as high as the day she left. But that's all fine and…
The Wedding People
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It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She’s immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Wedding People highest: The Wedding People 4.1 · The Girl I Was 3.8.
- The Wedding People has the widest readership — 153673 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Girl I Was | The Wedding People | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (153673) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (13) | 4.1 (626) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (23) | 4.5 (5270) |
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Reception
| The Girl I Was | The Wedding People | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 23 | 153673 |
| Editions | 4 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1121642 |
| Written reviews | — | 153673 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 14056 |
| Pages | 360 | 384 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Girl I Was or The Wedding People?
The Wedding People has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Wedding People 4.1/5, The Girl I Was 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Girl I Was or The Wedding People?
The Girl I Was is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Girl I Was (360 pages, ≈ 6 h 40 m); The Wedding People (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: The Girl I Was or The Wedding People?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Girl I Was: Moderate; The Wedding People: Light.