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Old 12-03-2024, 09:50 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Some of the books I've listed are classics. They don't have to be that old to be a classic.

The Complete & Uncut version of The Stand by Stephen King
Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd
Shōgun by James Clavell
The Complete version of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Those are the books from my list that I would say are classics.
LOL! But I want them that old!

I'd also have to disagree with you about the classic status of the above. I'm looking for a "great books of the western (or any other) canon" vibe. Here's a quick and dirty test: Could the author have been a serious contender for the Nobel prize (if it had existed)? Thomas Mann from my original list did win the Nobel. Tolkien, the closest to classic status IMO from the above was nominated in 1961, but his work was dismissed as second-rate. And there's nothing wrong (much good in fact) with that.
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