What Are the Great Books?

When we talk about the great books, we're talking about those books that have endured time has done the testing. These great books have weathered lots of turmoil and change in the world. They've been tested up against different unique situations. And this is true for the novel as well. That's why with the book club, yes, we're reading some really cool postmodern works in the New Year. We'll pick up a novel that was written in around 1900, say, 1950, 1980. You don't quite know what is going on to understand the discussions in philosophy today.