Comments on: New Classics http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2008/07/29/new-classics/ Engage. Explore. Discover. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:18:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Will I Am http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2008/07/29/new-classics/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Will I Am Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:27:35 +0000 http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/?p=485#comment-198 I was talking about this with a friend and I must say that I have read most of the books on this list. What about the Devil in White City Devil in the blue Dress The collection of the bookdocks or any science fictions authors Anne Rice, Octavia Bulter? Not a single vampire, ghost nor fantasy made the list. 2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling (2000) 3. Beloved, Toni Morrison (1987) 6. Mystic River, Dennis Lehane (2001) 7. Maus, Art Spiegelman (1986/1991) 11. Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer 25. The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan (1989) 27. Possession, A.S. Byatt (1990) 28. Naked, David Sedaris (1997) 40. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman (1995-2000) 46. Sandman, Neil Gaiman (1988-1996) 49. Clockers, Richard Price (1992) 52. Waiting to Exhale, Terry McMillan (1992) 57. The Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe (1987) 60. Nickel & Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich (2001) 65. The Giver, Lois Lowry (1993) 79. The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell (2000) 96. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (2003) I was talking about this with a friend and I must say that I have read most of the books on this list.

What about the Devil in White City

Devil in the blue Dress

The collection of the bookdocks

or any science fictions authors

Anne Rice, Octavia Bulter? Not a single vampire, ghost nor fantasy made the list.
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling (2000)
3. Beloved, Toni Morrison (1987)

6. Mystic River, Dennis Lehane (2001)
7. Maus, Art Spiegelman (1986/1991)

11. Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer
25. The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan (1989)

27. Possession, A.S. Byatt (1990)
28. Naked, David Sedaris (1997)

40. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman (1995-2000)

46. Sandman, Neil Gaiman (1988-1996)

49. Clockers, Richard Price (1992)

52. Waiting to Exhale, Terry McMillan (1992)

57. The Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe (1987)

60. Nickel & Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich (2001)

65. The Giver, Lois Lowry (1993)

79. The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell (2000)

96. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (2003)

]]> By: Nolan http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2008/07/29/new-classics/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Nolan Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:05:43 +0000 http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/?p=485#comment-197 I wonder what their criteria was?! A "best read" is one thing, a "classic" is another! Do you think "Bridget Jones's Diary" (while a fun read) will stand the test of time as a classic work of the late 20th century? :) I wonder what books of the previous twenty-five years were considered popular fiction at the time, yet eventually came to be thought of as classics? I wonder what their criteria was?! A “best read” is one thing, a “classic” is another! Do you think “Bridget Jones’s Diary” (while a fun read) will stand the test of time as a classic work of the late 20th century? :)

I wonder what books of the previous twenty-five years were considered popular fiction at the time, yet eventually came to be thought of as classics?

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