Beautiful, funny, rich, tragic, and deeply, deeply spiritual. Perfect for any existential crisis. Profoundly Catholic. Wrestles with matters of faith, eternity, and the spirit in a way few novels (let alone other works of art) dare to do these days. The Secret History but more rooted in the world (and yet simultaneously more deeply attuned to God). Aloysius the teddy bear was adorable. Anthony Blanche was the OG Red Scare gay.