[ SECRET POST #2238 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2238 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe it would work better if classics were actually a genre and not an arbitrary designation that extends to pretty much every kind of book out there.

I say this as someone who says "high school required reading sucks" but whatever.

[(Anonymous)]

True they're not a genre, maybe call it a category of writing style some people don't enjoy?

Required high school reading always sucks because they take the fun out of it >:[ Reminds me of the study where if you make someone analyse and explain something they like, a few months later they won't like it as much as someone who wasn't forced to explain it in detail/

[wauwy]

If they weren't a genre, they couldn't have a section in Barnes & Noble. Just sayin'.

Not only do we speak, write, and think differently in contemporary narratives than we do in narratives written 50+ years ago, which gives books a certain "flavor" that can be appetizing or off-putting depending on the reader, the reasons why "classics" are chosen are usually to fulfill certain criteria. Usually socio-historical ones. If you're turned off by a focus on that criteria, you're likely to be turned off by the classics.

[(Anonymous)]

Major bookstore chains also classified graphic novels of all types as "Superheros" before, just sayin'.

I agree that "old" literature can be different in reading comprehension, but what about contemporary classics? Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies" and Martel's "Life of Pi" are often on those shelves and in reading lists for schools now. Harry Potter is pretty much considered a classic or classic-to-be if you're using the 50+ years distinction. But my point was that there's really no distinction left. It has become a much wider net than the "old white guys and their problems" classification from before, so there is no agreed upon category to qualify a classic except through popular consensus. And we know how wacky people's opinions can get.