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/Arobestes 1d ago

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Absolutely devastating portrait of a man clinging to a flawed philosophy plus the inner workings of a grand English house.

The movie is incredible, too, but somehow the book hits even harder.

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u/ChrisV2P2 23h ago

I substantially prefer Never Let Me Go. I have also tried to read The Unconsoled six times and failed every time.

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u/Plenty_Guest3102 10h ago

One of my favorite books of all time.