> If you want to read a genuinely great book, read Moby Dick. I am curious as to what are the universally agreed-upon criteria that denote a "genuinely great b

> If you want to read a genuinely great book, read Moby Dick. I am curious as to what are the universally agreed-upon criteria that denote a "genuinely great book". Please, do share them so I might eschew such lowly trash as The Lord of the Rings and never again waste my time on frivolous pursuits purely for the desire to — dare I say? — enjoy my free time.