Part of the reason may be the sheer amount of time it takes to complete an opus that transcends a lifetime. Would you devote your evenings to arguing with Socrates about morals or sparring with Dante about politics and spirituality? The urgent need of slotting historical literature into some sort of forced contemporary relevance is making these tomes less enjoyable. Case in point: Wuthering Heights is withering.
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There comes a time in the life of every serious reader when he or she must come to terms with Dickens, Tolstoy, Austen and Eliot. Even for those who consider themselves well read, there will always be a book that haunts them — an unattempted classic.
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