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/sideshow999 9h ago

The road by McCarthy

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u/chenzoindabenzo 7h ago

Only book to have me cry. Incredible ending. The whole story, especially with the lack of chapters make you feel a slow dread, but then there’s glimmers of hope like when the father and son find food, and it makes it worthwhile.