Category: Book Club
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A review of Anna Karenina
First of all, thank you to everyone who made it to January’s book club meeting even with the last minute changes in venue! You’ll all be glad to know that this month we are returning to Cafe Creme at 7.30pm on Tuesday 18th February to discuss Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. We hope to see you all…
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What the Sotonettes thought of Frankenstein…
For November’s meeting, the Sotonettes book club read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. We found Frankenstein was not a horror story as we might have expected, but more or a morality tale, which brought together key issues of the time. The book has some very interesting and topical themes which generated lots of discussion! Below is…
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What the Sotonettes thought of Rebecca…
The Sotonettes’ Book Club read Rebecca for October’s meeting – below is a rundown of what everyone thought. If this makes you want to take part in our book club, the next meeting is on Tuesday 19th November at 7.30pm in Cafe Creme (the book up for discussion is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein). More info on…
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Ever wondered what our book club is like?
Hi everyone! Our next book club meeting is in less than a week (for those who’ve missed the earlier announcements, it’s Frankenstein on Tuesday the 19th of November at Cafe Creme – more info here). I thought a few people might we wondering what goes on at the book club meetings, so I asked our…
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Would you like to see Frankenstein?
If any of you were getting dressed up for Halloween, I hope you had fun and are still in the mood for some scary stories! After an incredibly inspiring and interesting talk from Tracey at the Nuffield this week, we’ve got ourselves in the theatre mood and are heading out for a few evenings of…
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Frankenstein
The Sotonettes are very proud to say that the first book club meeting was a great success – thanks to all those that came along and discussed Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca. November brings a new book: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. While looking for a suitable cover to feature on our Book Club page, I was…