When I first read The Great Divorce, I was immediately struck at how good it was. It was probably the best book I had ever read. Extremely perceptive as Lewis always is, he surpassed himself in this great description of Heaven and Hell. Even the Title is brilliant.
A 20 year old architecture student at the University of Notre Dame, planning on defending the Church against onslaught of all kinds, and more specifically wishes to goodness that he had someone that shared his views. Oh Snap.