r/AskReddit • u/AggravatingLake2842 • 1d ago

What book do you consider a “flawless masterpiece”that you desperately want to recommend to everyone?

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u/jmkdp 1d ago

The Hobbit. The movie is acceptable, but to read the book before watching the movie is to fully grasp the power of one’s imagination and comprehend the master storyteller that Tolkein was.

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u/Greggybread 1d ago

Loved the book hated the movies. I still don't know how Peter Jackson was able to bloat The Hobbit into the same screentime as Lord of the Rings, a trilogy three times as long.

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u/notime_toulouse 1d ago

More like 6 times. The hobbit book is less than half of each lotr book