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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Most old (now public domain world wide) classics are awful. They are dull and dated and not fun to read. As a category, classic is meaningless.
Now onto something lighter.
Star Trek is better then Star Wars!
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This is a really fun topic by the way
1. Love Star Trek but...like Star Wars more! Babylon 5
Firefly is awesome though
2. To address the "classics are meaningless" comment: Some books are not read for entertainment, but enlightenment or information. While the classics may be dull and no longer fun, some serve an important purpose in educating the populace. Someone mentioned Orwell's 1984 as being boring. While I vehemently disagree (I couldn't put it down), I respect the opinion on its "entertainment value," but I hope we can all recognize how profoundly important that novel was and still is as a warning to mankind. Once you give up your personal freedoms and liberties, good luck getting them back!
3. I do agree that unlike 1984, some classics just don't hold up when viewed in a modern lens. For example, Catcher in the Rye is very much a "so what" book now.
Anyway, just my two cents.