'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A classic is a book that doesn't have to be written again.
What makes a book great, a so-called classic, it its quality of always being modern, of its author, though he be long dead, continuing to speak to each new generation.
A book doesn't have to be a literary classic, of course, to change us forever.
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
What makes a classic is difficult to define. It's entirely subjective, of course. And the term is employed far too promiscuously.
The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.
I am becoming increasingly difficult to please as a reader, but I adore being surprised by a really wonderful book, written by someone I've never heard of before.
Everybody's idea of a great book is different, of course. For me it's one that makes my jaw drop on every page, the writing is so original.
Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have.
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.