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When I saw the title Cult Classics, I expected some really weird books, but when I looked at the list, the titles turned out to be a lot of books I had read and that I keep bringing up in discussions here to try to keep them alive. Who knew?
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In the discussion that followed several people were as puzzled as I was about why the titles were cult classics and someone put up a Google definition that seemed to work:
Since no one else has done it yet I googled "cult classic books". I found the definition below on AbeBooks.com. Is this a good definition?
"Defining a cult book is not easy. Let's start with the more obvious aspects of cult lit. To begin, a cult book should have a passionate following. Buckets of books fall into this category, including classics like J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye and On the Road by Jack Kerouac. But even mega sellers Harry Potter and 50 Shades of Grey can be considered cult lit by that definition."
It goes on to say...
"A cult book should have the ability to alter a reader's life or influence great change."
Goodreads provides a list here (There are plays, children's books, short stories and poems on the list):
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2522.Cult_Classics
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I have read only 165 books of this extensive list.
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