r/AskReddit 14h ago

What's the best book you've ever read?

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u/b0wie88 13h ago

The Shining

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u/holdonwhileipoop 12h ago

It was the first horror - and first King novel I read. I was 12 and it scared the shit outta me and I loved it.

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u/Temixbs 5h ago

Omg same! I was still very young when I read it the first time and I was so scared everytime I heard the clock on our wall tick and it was near midnight lol