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Recommend a Book: What's Your Favorite and Why? (reddthat.com)
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Looking for book recommendations. Drop the title of your favorite book and why it stands out to you. Open to all genres.

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[–] EntropicalVacation@midwest.social 2 points 3 months ago

One of my many favorites is The Cave by José Saramago. It’s an indictment of capitalism, bureaucracy, and commercial development couched as a sort of realist fable. Saramago is compassionate and tender toward his protagonists and wryly sardonic in his social criticism.