In a hundred years, what are some novels (recent or not) that you think will still be talked about?
If anyone mentions Twilight, you will receive a severe head-shaking from me. Please, out of common courtesy, restrict Twilight answers to Twilight questions.
Harry Potter. Golden Compass. Narnia. Kite Runner. Last Lecture.
Edit: Excuse me, Mila, but Harry Potter is much more than just a popular children's series. Its popularity does have something to do with it, but it has more depth in its plot, themes, and characters than I think you can even comprehend.
Some books will always be classics like 'Catcher in the Rye'. Classics from today could include the Harry Potter series, the Inkworld series, Kite Runner...
wtf? Harry Potter????? Does the consumer approval rating dictate whether a book is a classic, or destined to become so?? If this is all the requirement that is needed in order for a book to become a "Classic", then we had better make room for Stephen King, Dr. Suess, Dean Koontz (iiieeeeee!!!!) etc.!!!.....
i think that anything by Paulo Coelho is worth a mention, particularly The Alchemist
wtf? Harry Potter????? Does the consumer approval rating dictate whether a book is a classic, or destined to become so?? If this is all the requirement that is needed in order for a book to become a "Classic", then we had better make room for Stephen King, Dr. Suess, Dean Koontz (iiieeeeee!!!!) etc.!!!.....
i think that anything by Paulo Coelho is worth a mention, particularly The Alchemist
I think "1000 Acres" by Jane Smiley will endure, as will "The English Patient" by Michael Ondatjee, "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein, "The Life Of Pi" by Yann Martel and "Bel Canto" by Ann Patchett. All of those books are much lauded and awarded and should easily stand the test of time.
There are of course dozens of others, not a single "Twilight" among them of course. "Harry Potter" will live on as a classic, to be sure.