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If reading "the classics" is something you find intriguing but daunting, you might try approaching them from a different direction. And the first step involves reconsidering what it means for a book to be deemed a classic. After all, classic books aren't always old books, and old books aren't always classics. Here are a few of my thoughts and suggestions.
0:01 What defines a classic book?
1:45 High quality isn't a requirement
2:33 Not just for adults
3:25 Where to start?
3:53 Where not to start
5:11 Where to start? (redux)
5:37 Where not to start (redux)
6:27 Where to start? (redux duo)
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Film clip credits:
'The Public Enemy' (1931)
'The Maltese Falcon' (1941)
'Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe' (1940)
'Star Wars' (1977)
'It! The Terror from Beyond Space' (1958)
'Alien' (1979)