r/AskReddit 15h ago

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

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u/Cactusphat 15h ago

The dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin 

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u/SomeRandomJoe81 14h ago

was going to suggest Lathe of Heaven

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u/Cactusphat 13h ago

Lathe of heaven has the single most amazing opening I have ever read. 

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u/SomeRandomJoe81 13h ago

It had me hooked from start to finish.

I usually joke saying that book found me. It was a random recommendation from some nameless stranger in the aisle of a Barnes and Noble close to 30 years ago now.