I’m allowed to post my thoughts. There are wonderful Catholic novels - as well as Lewis’s beautiful memoir Surprised by Joy - to read and enjoy. There are many people who do not like fantasy. If this is a Lord of the Rings Caucus thread, I apologize.
If you don’t like fantasy, how do you feel about The Divine Comedy? It’s not historical fiction - although filled with historical figures. I would have to call it a fantasy of sorts. Still, it was the book recommended by Pope Francis for the Year of Mercy.
I loved Surprised By Joy and gave to my atheist daughter; when I described it on the phone she said she’d like it; and admitted she has Screwtape!
I always hope for her.
If you are not in the middle of loss it is interesting to compare it to "The Problem with Pain" and watch the theoretical contrast with reality, the head and the heart.
If you are a Christian in the middle of loss then it is almost a relief to find that someone does understand what you are going though and the unanswerable questions that haunt you in the night.