Judy Lindow answers “I liked the book! I just finished it and I...”

Nothingtoread asked this question about The Guest List:

I liked the book! I just finished it and I may have missed it, but anyone has any idea of who were the two married people having sex at Will and Jules’ room that Aoife walked on in the middle of the wedding party?

Judy Lindow I think this little anecdote serves a couple of purposes. Aoife muses, people at the wedding are like "children without their parents present", which …moreI think this little anecdote serves a couple of purposes. Aoife muses, people at the wedding are like "children without their parents present", which parallels the impulsive, immoral behavior of the boys at the boarding school during their survival games. That the couple is married, stresses that there are "always secrets around the fringes of a wedding". It also establishes again how unruffled and single minded Aoife appears to be.(less)

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