&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;LaRose&lt;/em&gt; by Louise Erdrich&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If what you need to stop looking at the clock is an absorbing literary novel, be sure to pack &lt;em&gt;LaRose&lt;/em&gt; by Louise Erdrich. When Landreaux Iron mistakes his neighbor Peter Ravich&#x27;s son for a deer, he shoots and kills him. Consumed by guilt, Iron gives his own son, LaRose, to the bereaved family and the decision links the two families together indelibly.&lt;/p&gt;