Discussion Questions
1. Do you think there is a bigger meaning to "the big love" of the title?
2. Have you ever been dumped unexpectedly? How did you react?
3. How did you think Alison's Christian background influenced her decisions? Did it seem to play a big role in the way she lived her life or was it more incidental?
4. How did the book's humor change the tone of the book? How would it have been different without the joking attitude?
5. Did Alison's archenemy strike a chord? Have you had any longstanding rivalries?
6. How important were Alison's friends in her life and her decisions? Did you think she should have listened to them more, or less?
7. Do you think Alison made the right choice by not taking Tom back? What about rejecting Matt? Would you have done the same?
8. What do you think Alison's decision is at the end of the book? Or did she even make one? What do you think happens next?
9. If it were you—what would you do?
(Questions issued by publisher.)
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