Maybe the classics are classics because of the time they were written in and you KNOW this as a reader. If you read a classic with a new cover, new title, and b

Maybe the classics are classics because of the time they were written in and you KNOW this as a reader. If you read a classic with a new cover, new title, and believe it's from a contemporary author, it might be garbage. Also: less books and fewer authors in the past, so some books bubble to the top and are considered a classic for several reasons. Many people read them. Nowadays, everything is more fragmented, which can be a good thing.