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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Because what some thinks makes a classic doesn't. Just because a book is old is nt reason it's a classic. For example, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a classic. But it's not that old overall. A classic has to do with the content of the book and not the age of the book. So if we go by age, then we are allowing books to be nominated that are not classics. The only way to do it i to go by content. And that's just too subjective to do so.
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I disagree. You missed my simple definition. A book older than a certain age that is still in print.
HHG may someday be a classic... but it is still to new to be considered one.
Sure there is some gray area but I think we can easily define what is a classic for the purposes of our book club.
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