If Owen’s unwavering sense of purpose and Johnny’s decades-later reflections moved you—the way Owen’s prophecies, that unforgettable voice, and the climactic moment in the airport seem to argue that lives are shaped by grace—you’ll love how Gilead lets Reverend John Ames write a farewell letter that quietly interrogates belief, forgiveness, and miracles in everyday life. Like Johnny looking back from Toronto on Gravesend and Vietnam-era upheaval, Ames sifts memory and conscience, finding holiness in small acts and hard questions.

If you were captivated by how Owen’s armadillo, the Joseph-and-Mary pageant, and his foretold “shot” work like living symbols that only fully bloom in the finale, Life of Pi offers a similarly resonant tapestry. Pi’s lifeboat ordeal—with a tiger named Richard Parker—invites you to read on multiple levels, much like how Owen’s destiny reframes every earlier scene. You’ll get that same feeling of revelation as meaning gathers, then snaps into place at the end.

If Johnny and Owen’s bond—tested by schoolyard rituals, the fatal baseball, and the long shadow of Vietnam—struck you, A Separate Peace delivers a similarly piercing coming-of-age friendship. Gene and Finny’s rivalry and devotion at Devon School echo the complicated loyalty Johnny feels toward Owen, with a single shattering incident that forces a young narrator to confront guilt, identity, and the end of innocence.

If the way Irving threads Owen’s foreknowledge through years of ordinary life—until that final, sacrificial act—left you breathless, The Kite Runner offers a similarly powerful arc. Amir’s long-avoided guilt and his return to a changed homeland carry the same cathartic force as Johnny’s recognition of what Owen meant all along. The ending lands with that rare mix of heartbreak and grace you felt in the airport scene.

If Johnny’s first-person remembrance—his rueful humor, political asides, and moral inventory of Owen’s influence—drew you in, The Remains of the Day offers a similarly profound reckoning. As Stevens drives through the English countryside, his memories peel back layers of duty and missed chances, much as Johnny revisits Gravesend, the Christmas pageant, and the quarry to understand fate and responsibility.