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Originally Posted by JSWolf
If classic had a definite definition that we can apply or not to books, then we would not be disagreeing on Harry Potter as a classic. The definition of classic as "you know it when you see it" can be a subjective view.
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I think you're forgetting the time aspect of this. Classics continue to be widely read and admired long after they were written. It's too soon to know if the Harry Potter books are classics. You can predict that they will be or won't be, but you can't know until much later.