Seven top books to read while basking in a food coma

At The Huffington Post Maddie Crum tagged seven books "that suit the [holiday] season, either because they're about family, or because their gripping plots will keep you awake," including:

Us by David Nicholls

You may remember Nicholls from One Day, his love-story-turned-rom-com starring Anne Hathaway. In his latest novel, a Booker Prize nominee, he once again chronicles a struggling relationship, but this one centers on a couple who, after nearly two decades, has realized that their marriage has grown stale. Unfortunately for them, but luckily for the sake of plot, this epiphany coincides with a trip they've planned to take their 17-year-old son on a tour of Europe's artistic monuments. The ensuing clever family saga might be the best way to take a quick break from your own family this week.

Read about the other books on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue