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The Guardian wants to know: What makes a Modern Classic?

  • 10-08-2012 03:39PM
    #1
    steve_r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,183 ✭✭✭


    Folks,

    Saw this on The Guardian's website, felt it would be an interesting conversation point over here:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2012/aug/10/modern-classic-fever-pitch

    One contributer described it as a book where each read yields new layers and new wonders, which I think is quite well put.

    I've read a lot of Nick Hornby books (but not Fever Pitch!) and whilst they were enjoyable, I've never had any desire to re-read them, as I just don't think the same sense of discovery would be there.

    To give an indications of where my taste lies, two books I will always return to are The Naked and the Dead, and Huckleberry Finn.


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