r/AskReddit 17h ago

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

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u/Deadcrowes 16h ago

Dune, it's the first long novel I never felt forced to read. It makes me think so much about the nature of religion, politics, morality, and what it means to be human.

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u/horacemtb 11h ago

I was surprised beyond belief that I had to scroll so much to finally see Dune here haha It’s been on my list since I saw Villeneuve’ movies and I finally picked up the book recently. I’m absolutely enjoying it and reading slowly to savor it!

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u/alice_austen 4h ago

Same!! Scrolled specifically to find Dune. Haven’t found my second favorite, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. Or third, Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein.