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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP- what do you mean by “classic” books?  Do you mean books written by white authors about white society only?[/quote]

Yep.  These classic books, meaning old, from another time, all have the same viewpoint, are all about living in a white community.  This past century saw novels  written by more of a variety of authors that deserve recognition.

In middle school they usually read one Steinbeck.   No need to read another.  Limit English authors to one Dickens or someone similar.  Let Shakespeare go except a short study of his works.  There are plenty of quality current novels with the same themes.

Shakespeare is unreadable for most. I know posters here see their kids as brilliant but the language used makes the reading unpleasant and so difficult that you can’t enjoy it.  Some people say the themes of his plays are timeless, about love, jealousy, death, ambition, power, fate, freedom.   These themes are done better in dozens of contemporary novels that are readable.

Time to move on to better quality, relevant novels for today’s society.   [/quote]

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