Should people read a classic book because it is important or because it is a good book? I firmly reject the notion that a book should be read because it is "cl

Should people read a classic book because it is important or because it is a good book? I firmly reject the notion that a book should be read because it is "classic". But any book that's good should be read for it's intrinsic quality as exemplary writing. To that end, Ethan Frome can get fucked, Moby Dick is gonna (minus the incredibly inaccurate whale biology chapters) will be around forever.