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Old 06-17-2011, 03:43 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by Mjaydakid View Post
I don't understand how 'classics' can figure in as a unique genre. All good books in every genre will eventually become a classic. Is HG Wells any more classic than S King or A Rice in the field of speculative fiction? I always thought being a classic was a function age and endurance.
If "Gay" or "African American" can be unique genres, then "Classics" definitely can. Of course, I think that writing can be multi-genre, and I believe I don't have to pay attention to every genre.

Oh, and I, too, had to use "other" for horror. Figured I might as well
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