It’s boom times for the best books of the year lists. Here are the favorite books from among Slate’s reviewers: FictionThe Ask by Sam Lipsyte C by Tom McCarthy The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason The New Yorker Stories by Ann Beattie Room by Emma Donoghue Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris A Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Nonfiction The Backlash by Will Bunch The Big Short by Michael Lewis The Conservative Assault on the Constitution […]