The Complete Sherlock Holmes Volume 2
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
What is a classic? I think a classic is a story that can remain popular through time because it can still relate to us even four hundred years after it was written. Like Shakespeare.
The book I'm currently reading is a classic. It was written in the 1800's, but people still read it today, and I think it's still going to be popular 200 years from now. The stories are timeless because the idea of a detective who can solve anything is so appealing. I mean, what TV show hasn't done a spoof on Sherlock Holmes? Even his personality is appealing, because he's kind of a misfit, even though he's so brilliant, and he needs some one to kind of keep an eye on him so he doesn't drive himself crazy. The language is different, though, and that makes it a bit hard to read for people in our generation. But other than that, there's no reason to think that it won't go on being popular for a long time.
Very well executed and thought out.
ReplyDeleteMaybe italicize the author name too?