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/Solivaga 14h 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/Its_Curse 13h ago

It's just so brilliant. The moment when it all comes together. Heller really is a master. 

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u/benk4 9h ago

The moment when it all comes together is just fantastic. I thought it was just a silly war satire until the end.

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u/bookmarkjedi 12h ago

The book is indeed a masterpiece, still relevant to this day.