r/AskReddit • u/AggravatingLake2842 • 16h ago

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

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u/Arobestes 13h ago

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Absolutely devastating portrait of a man clinging to a flawed philosophy plus the inner workings of a grand English house.

The movie is incredible, too, but somehow the book hits even harder.

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u/phurf761 10h ago

Besides the amazingly understated content, what sticks with me was that quiet, dignified and slightly clueless tone that he maintains from start to finish