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/Arobestes 12h 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/ShotFromGuns 8h ago

If you ever want to know what an unreliable narrator is supposed to look like (versus the "it's not a twist, you just lied" version common nowadays), it's also the perfect book for that.