Favourite reads for 2012

Only three members answered the two questions in the survey posted about your favourite read in 2012.  I guess it was hard to remember all the details about the various books.
The results are as follows.

1) Please rate these books from "Really did not enjoy" to "love"

Title	Really did not enjoy	Dislike	Neutral	Like	Love
As the earth turns silver by Alison Wong				2	1
Bulibasha The King of the Gypsies by Witi Ihimaera				2	1
Back when we were grown-ups by Anne Tyler				1	1
How to be Good by Nick Hornby				1
Mitford Girls by Mary S. Lovell		1		1
Miss Garnet's Angel by Sally Vickers				1	1
Infidel: My Life by Ayaan Hirsi Al				1	1
The Invisible Mountain by Carolina de Robertis				1	1
Wild Mary - A Life of Mary Wesley by Patrick Marnham		1
The Heather Blazing by Colm Toibin				3

2) Which book did you find particularly challenging, but you would recommend to other groups that enjoy a challenging yet rewarding read?

Infidel: My Life by Ayaan Hirsi Al	2
As the earth turns silver by Alison Wong	1
How to be Good by Nick Hornby	1
Miss Garnet's Angel by Sally Vickers	1
The Heather Blazing by Colm Toibin	1

To see what other book groups in New Zealand thought of their books see this link

Favourite books of the year (as voted by groups)

July 2013 Before I go to sleep

For a complete change of pace, we have S.J. Watson's thriller, Before I go to sleep...

Every morning Christine Lucas wakes without memories. Her past, her present, the people she loves -“ all are erased every night when she goes to sleep. Each day she must try to piece her life together. Each day the questions come. Who can she trust when she can't remember yesterday? How can she love without memory? And why is she so frightened? [Taken from the book cover].

June 2013 Various Pets Dead & Alive

Various Pets Dead & Alive by Marina Lewycka - an interesting title by an author who writes books with interesting titles, such as "A short history of tractors in the Ukraine".  This is how the BDS catalogue describes this book.

Clara, Serge and Oolie Anna (Ulyana) are the adult children of Marcus and Doro, ex-commune dwellers from way back. Clara strives for order, Serge for money and Oolie Anna for the right to live on her own. From communes to capitalism, chaos to conformity, the times are a changing, and so too are the dynamics of this intriguing family.