Frankenstein by Mary Shelley with Vanessa Hammick
Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club 
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<p>This week's book guest is<em> Frankenstein</em> by Mary Shelley.</p><br><p>Sara and Cariad are joined by comedian, writer, playwright and friend Vanessa Hammick.</p><br><p>In this episode they discuss AI, dissertations, Kenneth Branagh, broad strokes, and Emma Stone.</p><br><p><strong>Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss sexual assault and child murder.</strong></p><br><p>Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!</p><br><p>Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub</p><br><p>Produced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for <a href="https://www.plosive.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Plosive</a>.</p><p>Artwork by Welcome Studio. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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