There's some quote somewhere along the lines of "classical books being the ones you want to have already read" which is basically saying you want the kudos of h

There's some quote somewhere along the lines of "classical books being the ones you want to have already read" which is basically saying you want the kudos of having reading war and peace, pride and prejudice, les miserables, great expectations, etc, even though you may hate the experience, or have no interest. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1035168-a-classic-is-something-that-everybody-wants-to-have-read https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1035168-a-classic-is-someth...