Shades of Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco, in that they both explore the ways in which wealth and power use explorations of the occult to subdue and exploit those who aren’t. Whereas Eco’s book is steeped in academia, Enriquez’s book dwells more in the mundane, the domestic, the day-to-day. This makes the intrusions of horror more, well, horrific. Not a pleasant book, by any means, but one written thoughtfully and with great care. One of the rare books that captures the complicated relationships between children and adults in a way that feels real and true. If you’re up for a long unhappy book filled with some pretty unpleasant stuff that manages to thought-provoking and profound, this is the book for you. I’d also recommend her books of short stories, The Things We Lost in the Fire and The Dangers of Smoking in Bed.