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SameOldStory · 10-08-2010, 10:49 PM

A "classic book" could be written today. Time will be its judge.

Then too, you can have a relatively new book that becomes a classic in its genre. Say, Dracula or Frankenstein for horror.

And that, I think, is a better way to pick "The Best CLASSIC novel of ALL TIME". Choose a category and name a book. Or simply say "THIS" is my favorite book.

It's somewhat like trying to pick the greatest poetry ever. And that will be decided 50 years after we have universal peace and perpetual motion.

10-08-2010, 10:49 PM	#94
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	A "classic book" could be written today. Time will be its judge. Then too, you can have a relatively new book that becomes a classic in its genre. Say, Dracula or Frankenstein for horror. And that, I think, is a better way to pick "The Best CLASSIC novel of ALL TIME". Choose a category and name a book. Or simply say "THIS" is my favorite book. It's somewhat like trying to pick the greatest poetry ever. And that will be decided 50 years after we have universal peace and perpetual motion.