Book Club Discussion: Favorite Books of 2012

As the fiction book club leader at One More Page Books, I wanted to come up with a unique way to celebrate our January meeting. Held right after the holidays, I knew many of the book club members wouldn’t have time to read a book for discussion. Instead, I opted to do a book potluck in which members were asked to bring in a book they’ve read recently that the really enjoyed. There were no guidelines on the book, it could be recently published or published years ago, or in some cases, not yet published.

I have to say, I was quite interested in the range of books presented. Following is a list of books mentioned:

• What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje
• Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
• The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears
• Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
• The Child’s Child by Barbara Vine
• Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
• The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
• Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
• The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science That Could Save Your Life by Ben Sherwood
• The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
• The Promise of Stardust by Priscille Sibley
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
• Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
• Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
• East of Eden by John Steinbeck
• Numerous titles by Colin Cotterill
• A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
• Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon
• The One I Left Behind by Jennifer McMahon*
• The Good House by Ann Leary*
• Me Before You by Jojo Moyes*

*My selections

Quite the eclectic group of books, yes? Are you in a book club? What were your favorite books read in 2012?