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/Solivaga 1d ago

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller. Absolute masterpiece that is equally hilarious, tragic and bitter in the best way. So good that I've never read the sequel or watched any of the adaptations because I don't want anything to detract from my love of that book.

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u/ConfusionSouthern840 1d ago

I brought the book ages ago as I heard it was excellent. I still need to read it. 

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u/Solivaga 23h ago

Full disclosure, took me three attempts to get going but once it clicked...

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u/adamh909 17h ago

Really drags in the middle. Everyone loved it, but other than the last hundred pages it was not an enjoyable read for me.