📚 Future Classics: Will These Books Stand the Test of Time? 📚

Ever wondered which of today's books will be hailed as timeless classics in the future? Join me in this intriguing video as I predict which contemporary novels and non-fiction works have the potential to become literary masterpieces for generations to come.
From groundbreaking storytelling to profound cultural impact, I'll explore what makes these books stand out and why they might be cherished as classics in the years ahead. Whether you're a bibliophile or simply curious about the future of literature, this video is for you!
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Books in this video:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
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As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
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Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival by Alice Vincent
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Graphic Novels:
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
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Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
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All Boys Arn’t Blue by Geroge Johnson
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The Arrival by Shaun Tan
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[@cafeaulivre]

Which books do you think will become future classics? Did you agree with my list? Let me know down below and we'll talk future classics some more!

[@aiscahill]

I haven’t read every one of these books, but I’ve read most. This list is exquisite. I have no notes 😊 I really need to get on As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow 🍋

[@cafeaulivre]

You do, it’s such a gripping book 🍋

[@TraceyValleroy-gj9kz]

I just finished the audiobook of Life of Pi today. I picked it after I watched this video a few weeks ago. It was wonderfully narrated by Jeff Woodman and Alexander Marshall. I loved it. I was in my car on my way home from work and shed some tears with the last line of the book. So beautiful. Thanks for the recommendation. Also, I forgot to like the video when I watched it, so I'm doing that now 😁.

[@cafeaulivre]

Never did it as an audiobook, so maybe if I do a reread I’ll try it with this version 😊

[@shisharma]

The book thief is so well written like from the first chapter you know about the death , and it still keeps you engaged.

[@cafeaulivre]

It is a truly captivating story, I love it 🥰

[@BernieVanHuyssteen]

Before I read The Book Thief I read his book Bridge of Clay which affected me way more loved it.

[@cafeaulivre]

Good rec, cause I havn’t read that one myself yet!

[@camillodimaria3288]

A Little Life was pretty brutal. Loads of suffering galore. The Secret History warrants a reread. I remember the sensation of enjoyment when I read Disgrace, but I forgot the plot and its tenets. I agree Wind Up Bird Chronicle is Murakami’s best. I also enjoyed Norwegian Wood. I have yet to read The Life of Pi. I’ve never heard of open water. Nor the last two you mentioned. My future Classics are The Bee Sting by Paul Murray…Prophet Song by Paul Lynch … Stoner by John Williams … The Known World by Edward P Jones … Baby Killer by Frank Cassese …Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders… Glad I found your channel. Thanks ! 😊

[@cafeaulivre]

Prophet Song is staring at me right now from the list of books still to read, might start it any day now, so good to hear it’s worth the read 😃

[@Christalesty]

I’ve been wanting to read the wind up bird chronicles for a long time now! I think The Song of Achilles will be a classic as well, if it isn’t already.

[@cafeaulivre]

Or Circe 👀

[@stevenpace1849]

Very impressive list. I've read the entire list except for the non fiction selection and As Long As the Lemon Tree Grows. I'll read them this summer. When I read A Little Life right after it first came out, I knew I was reading something very special. I feel the same way about John Boyne's novel The Heart's Invisible Furies. I so enjoy your posts. Such enthusiasm! Wish I had you as a student when I was at university.

[@cafeaulivre]

I also knew A Little Life was something special, only 50 pages in or so. Such a powerful book!

[@amysmith1044]

I love your list even more than Jack’s⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and thank you for addressing the wars today and the genocide currently happening,you are an amazing human being and an awesome booktuber

[@cafeaulivre]

Aww, thank you for those kind words. 🙏

[@amysmith1044]

@@cafeaulivre most welcome you deserve it! Also as a South Africa I really appreciate the JM Coetzee representation!

[@starlasell5698]

The Secret History, The Book Thief, and Life of Pi were excellent reads! I really like The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, my first read by this author.

[@cafeaulivre]

Excellent book indeed, quite the big one as well

[@monicai.3034]

Wow, great list! This year I hope to finally read The Secret History. 🙈 I think Khaled Hosseini deserves a place indeed. I've read from Coetzee only one book, Age of Iron, a very powerful one. Amazing writer!

[@cafeaulivre]

The only reason why I didn’t include The Kite Runner is it felt more of a redemption arc than a book about the conflict to me, but he certainly is worthy of becoming a classic

[@VTimmoni]

Great video. Thank you.

[@cafeaulivre]

Thanks for watching!

[@GladysHunnam]

I've read two books from your list: The book thief and Disgrace. The later I read it maaany years ago and sometimes I still think about the ending. Also I added Open water to my tbr. I completely agree with you, future classics should include much more nationalities and not just be centered around US/European/Russian titles. Huck Finn is a young adult book and now it's considered a classic so I don't see why there wouldn't be more YA titles in the future :)

[@cafeaulivre]

The Little Prince, the Hobbit, the Secret Garden… , there are many classics we would call YA today that are absolutely worth the read 😊

[@GladysHunnam]

@@cafeaulivre yes, exactly! I said Huck Finn because it was the only title that sprung to my mind last night (it was late haha). Absolutely love The hobbit and The secret garden!