15-11-04 The Lovely Bones By Alice Sebold; 400 pages Because Susie made us trust -- and cry for -- a ghost. In Sebold's first novel, The Lovely Bones, she has crafted a gripping tale of tragedy. Part detective story, part family drama, part meditation on wha...

15-11-04 House of Sand and Fog By Andre Dubus III; 365 pages Because as much as it hurt, we couldn't look away. Combining unadorned realism with profound empathy, House of Sand and Fog is a devastating exploration of the American Dream gone awry. Eat, Pray,...