Modern Books That Will Become Classics

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Have you ever wondered which books school children will be forced to read in 50 years? Which modern novels will stick around, and which will fade to out-of-print obscurity? That's what we're talking about today. Here are 10 modern novels that I think will become classics.

Before starting this list, I had to define "Modern novel." My college professors defined it as "Any book published after WWII." I don't think that definition will work for this post because it's too big of a timespan. The Catcher In The Rye and To Kill A Mockingbird were both published after WWII, and we already consider them classics.

For this list, I'm going to choose books that were published between 2000 and 2010. Those books have been around long enough to become beloved by readers but not long enough to be considered classics (yet).

Also, this list is going to be very USA-centric. Sorry about that. Different countries have different classics. I don't think I could make a list of classics for the whole world. My brain would overheat.

Okay. Enough blathering. Let's get into it.

The Sunday Post #300

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March 2022 Book Haul

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Guess what? I got new books in the last few months! The good news is that I've already read some of them. Nicely done, me. I'll share reviews for the ones I've finished.

The Sunday Post #299

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Spring Reading List

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Let's talk about the books I’m reading this spring. A few of these books may have appeared on last year's spring reading list. Oops. I swear I'll read them this time! They've been sitting on the shelf for way too long. I think I picked a fun mixture of genres. Check out what I’m reading and then tell me which books you plan to read in the next few months.

The Sunday Post #298

 

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Books With Villains As Main Characters

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If you've been around this blog for a while, then you know I can't resist a devious villain. The bad guys are usually my favorite characters in a book. I find their motives to be more complex and interesting than the motives of the heroes. Today, we're going to talk about my all-time-favorite book baddies.

I'm going to use a loose definition of "Villain" for this post. Some of these characters aren't evil. They just make questionable choices. (A few of them actually are evil, though.)

The Sunday Post #297

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March 2022 New Book Releases

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There are a ton of awesome books coming out in March 2022. Let's look at five that I'm desperate to read.

Great Books That Need More Love

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Have you ever finished a book and thought, More people need to read this right now! I have. That's what we're talking about today. Here are 10 brilliant books that have fewer than 3,000 ratings on Goodreads. Why are bookworms sleeping on these books? They're great! They need more love.