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The New Forest Book Club Meeting 13.07.22 - Bartley Lodge - "A Simple Favour"

Following Points Agreed:

Book Choice:

  • to be decided upon by consensus for 3 months prior to discussion and adaptation viewing

  • all members can submit choices for consideration with the decision being made through random selection (i.e.picking out of a hat) with members given a chance to veto any suggestions made

  • Book choice for August 2022 [genre: CLASSICS] between the following titles — final selection in Bold

    • Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson

    • “Madam Bovary” by Gustave Flaubert

    • “Emma” by James Austen

    • “The Prophet” by Gibran Khalil Gibran

    • “The Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare

    • “Romeo & Juliet” by William Shakespeare

    • “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde

  • Book choice for September 2022 [genre: DYSTOPIAN] between the following titles

    • The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

    • “1984” by George Orwell

    • “Westworld” by Michael Crichton

    • “The Giver” by Lois Lowry

    • “Never le Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro

    • “The Host” by Stephanie Meyer

    • “Divergent” by Veronica Roth

    • “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline

    • “Children of Men” by P.D. James

    • “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins

    • “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury

  • Book choice for October 2022 [genre: ROMANCE] between the following titles

    • The Time Traveller’s Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger

    • “Me Before You” by JoJo Moyes

    • “Virgin River” by Robyn Carr

    • “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon

    • “The Notebook” by Nicholas Sparks

    • “Emma” by James Austen

    • “Mr Malcolm’s List” by Suzanne Allain

    • “The Duke & I” by Julia Quinn

    • “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” by Jenny Han

    • “Dear John” by Nicholas Sparks

    • “Bridget Jones’ Diary” by Helen Fielding

    • “After” by Anna Todd

    • “Death Comes to Pemberley” by P.D. James

    • “Crazy Rich Asians” by Kevin Kwan

    • “Midnight Sun” by Stephanie Meyer

    • “Romeo & Juliet” by William Shakespeare

Preparation for Discussion:

  1. reading the chosen book

  2. pick a favourite quote

  3. underlying themes & characters

Communication, etc:

  • rough draft of possible logo presented

  • for those interested, the Goodreads app is a possibility for keeping track of what we are all reading and possible source of inspiration for personal and book club reads

  • further selections, messages etc through WhatsApp group


NEXT MEETING:


BOOK DISCUSSION

Date and Time: Wednesday 10.08.22 at 17:45 to 19:15 (approx)

Venue: Burley Manor

Book: “Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson

ADAPTATION VIEWING

Date and Time: Friday 13.08.22 at 17:45 to whenever we finish since it’s Friday Night!

Venue: Little Elcombes SO43 7DS

Movie: Treasure Island OR Treasure Plant (Disney Animation)


Members:

  • Min Grout

  • Yasmin Kessel

  • Rasha Shammas

  • Paige Tomlinson-Miles

  • Carmel Power




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