(Scroll down to activate slideshow and view our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down Round-Up of our 2013 selections).
(In order of the months we read them):
The Immortal Life of Henrietta lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Winner of our favorite book of the year)
Thumbs Up - 9 votes
Meh - 1 vote
Thumbs Down - 0 votes
A Year By the Sea by Joan Anderson (Winner of the book we could take or leave)
Thumbs Up - 1 vote
Meh - 7 votes
Thumbs Down - 1 vote
Samaritan by Richard Price
Thumbs Up - 3 votes
Meh - 5 votes
Thumbs Down - 0 votes
March by Geraldine Brooks
Thumbs Up - 5 votes
Meh - 3 votes
Thumbs Down - 2 votes
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Thumbs Up - 4 votes
Meh - 5 votes
Thumbs Down - 2 votes
Out of Mao's Shadow by Philip Pan
Thumbs Up - 7 votes
Meh - 1 vote
Thumbs Down - 0 votes
The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud
Thumbs Up - 0 votes
Meh - 4 votes
Thumbs Down - 5 votes
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Thumbs Up - 8 votes
Meh - 4 votes
Thumbs Down - 0
Outliers, the Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
Thumbs Up - 2
Meh- 7
Thumbs Down - 0
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Thumbs Up - 8
Meh - 2
Thumbs Down - 0
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (Winner, or loser, of our least favorite book)
Thumbs Up - 3
Meh - 2
Thumbs Down - 8
Thanks to everyone who came out for our 2nd Holiday Party this year and we missed everyone who couldn't make it!
Best wishes to everyone for a healthy and Happy New Year! See you on January 30th.
