The Dinner by Herman Koch

This dark book takes place over the course of a family dinner - one in which serious family business it to be discussed....but only after the two families have finished a fancy five course meal, with some interesting side courses!
This was a captivating read; it was on the best seller list in the Netherlands for quite some time. The author is Dutch. Two brothers, Serge and Paul, are not the closest of brothers; in fact, you could say they pretty much despise each other. But their two sons are in some trouble together and the brothers meet (with their wives) to figure out what to do. And they disagree vehemently as to the solution.
The book is a quick read, but a compelling one, with twists and turns all the way, and a sinister voice that is disturbing, but entertaining. I don't want to spoil anything, so instead will just say, take the time to read it, especially if you like psychological thrillers like Gone Girl. As a matter of fact, this book has been referred to as the Dutch answer to Gone Girl.

Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

I forgot how much I love Kingsolver's writing! I have not read a novel by her since The Poisonwood Bible because that was such an amazing book. I can't imagine that she could ever do better. But this book blew me away, too! The novel is all about climate change, but that theme is threaded into a captivating story about a woman, Dellarobia Turnbow, who turns her life around based on an epiphany she has on the road to what could have been ruin.
Dellarobia is 28, smart, attractive, and bored with her life as a mother and wife of Cub, a local Appalachian who spends his time at home channel surfing and never staying on one program for more than a few minutes. Dellarobia had aspirations of attending college but her pregnancy with Cub's baby, which they lost, kept her from attaining that dream.
Her life changes when the butterflies appear and there's no going back. She meets up with scientists who come to their small town to try to figure out why the monarch butterflies have decided to migrate to this spot instead of their usual place in Mexico.
There are so many interesting and compelling passages in this novel.  It's such an interesting take on the issue of climate change. Everyone should read this book!