I understand the desire to prefer books that have stood “the test of time” but I wonder if there’s a real “test”—a book squeaks by a generation + then ppl accept it as a “classic” Do you like the Odyssey because you like it or because you’re told it’s a classic + should like it?
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My favourite example is "The Great Gatsby". Which I thought was terrible at 20, and absolutely incredible at 40. Not because of age, but because I'd learned to write.
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But disliking a classic book is not a substitute for an opinion either. I consider the elements that made something a classic, but try to form my opinion independently.
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The reverse holds true too. To reject something eg Henry James, Impressionism just because _they_ say it is uncool even if that something speaks to you in some form.
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