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Old 01-21-2010, 02:53 PM   #163
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
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.

BOb
HHG is a classic now. That's why Classic is a bad category. We disagree. And the description of classic as an old book is wrong as we can see from HHG.
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