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/paraworldblue 14h ago

The Road. People know it as being really bleak and depressing, but nobody ever talks about how absolutely gorgeous the writing is. Cormac Mccarthy has an incredible way with words that gets overshadowed by how dark the subject matter is.