Book Exchange Summary 2012

I love my Book Club, and the December meeting is one of the social highlights of the feastive season. It's the annual book exchange where each lady brings a new, wrapped book and we draw for selection order. Basically, it becomes a game of either choosing a wrapped book from the pile in the middle of the room, or "stealing" from someone who has already unwrapped and revealed the title of the book.

Most years there are a couple of "hot" titles that rip around the room, and cause great commotion on how to get the book back. It's always a good laugh and everyone leaves with a new book to read over Christmas!

Here's a list of the books that were offered in this year's exchange:

1.  The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler (I wanted this one so much that I went and bought myself a copy for my book pile.)

2. Anna Karenin by Leo Tolstoy (Old classic that I have on my Kobo--I read it a long time ago, and I'm not sure I want to read the Russian classics again for awhile.)

3.  Still Alice by Lisa Genova (Already read it, and loved it. Of course, I always think I'm losing my mind, but that's part of the process of reading it!)

4.  Astray by Emma Donahue (My contribution to the exchange as we read and enjoyed her earlier title "Room" this year)

5.  Canada, Richard Ford (yikes, Richard Ford is following me...I recently crawled through his "Independance Day", and I'm not signing up for more from him!)

6.  Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling (Not sure I'll ever take her seriously since Harry Potter)

7.  The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis (?)

8. The Shoemakers Wife by Adriana Trigiani (Nice cover...I think Lorece got this one and enjoyed it)

9.  Magnified World by Grace O'Connell (?)

10.   The Butterfly House by Marcia Preston (This is the book that I received, and I just finished blogging about it, See Feb 8 2013)

11.  The Secret Daughter by Shula Gowda (Loved this book, and think it's one not to be missed)

12.  The Twelve Tribes. (Duplication of books...must be a popular one in the book stores.)

13.  Inside by Alix Ohlin (?)

14.  The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom (shortish novel, and heard it was ok)

15.  The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman (I have this one on my list to read also.)

16. Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel (On my side table, just waiting to read it. My mom keeps asking me if I have read it yet. I think it's a really good one.)

So as you can see, there are some really good titles that came up at the party. I look forward to reading them, and will enjoy selecting my contribution for next December's exchange.