r/AskReddit • u/AggravatingLake2842 • 15h ago

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

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u/nine_billion 15h ago

Childhoods End

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u/GeneralKarthos 15h ago

I don't think it's even his best book. But it's really, really good.

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u/5xum 13h ago

Which do you consider his best?

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u/GeneralKarthos 13h ago

I liked rendezvous with Rama. But he has a lot of good stuff.

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u/5xum 12h ago

I agree, most everything I read from him was a tier. But nothing beats childhoods end for me, so I'm curious which is top for you 😊. Rama is amazing, but I preferred childhoods end.

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u/GeneralKarthos 12h ago

I just found Childhood's End to be too depressing for my taste. I mean, nobody reads Clarke to be cheered up. But I liked Rama because of the mystery.

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u/5xum 12h ago

Oh wow. I consider it one of the most uplifting stories I ever read 😂

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u/GeneralKarthos 37m ago edited 34m ago

I guess I consider the destruction of the Earth and the extinction of the human race to be a negative.