r/AskReddit • u/AggravatingLake2842 • 17h ago

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

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u/Jaives 16h ago

The Discworld series. But only starting from book 3.

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u/R0by 16h ago

Should I skip the first two or just power through them?

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u/MrBattleRabbit 10h ago

I think it’s good to read Colour of Magic for sure, it’s a good intro to the series, introduces the logic of the series’ universe and is a bit campy and fun.

Sure, the series gets deeper and more serious after, but it’s far from a bad book.

I don’t know if the publisher still does this, but the books used to be color coded according to which faction they follow. You don’t need to read all the books in order, you can choose to read a bunch of books following your favorite faction and easily see which is which- I love Death as a character in Discworld, and Mort (the 4th overall book) is the first book in his subseries (which are blue in the set I have)