Posterity

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Today’s question was suggested by Barbara:

Do you think any current author is of the same caliber as Dickens, Austen, Bronte, or any of the classic authors? If so, who, and why do you think so? If not, why not? What books from this era might be read 100 years from now?


Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!

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68 responses

  1. iwriteinbooks

    This is a touchy subject…

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  2. Novroz

    This mine 🙂

    BTT: Posterity

    Happy BTT 🙂

  3. gautami tripathy

    Here is mine:

    http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-posterity.html

  4. milette

    here’s mine :

    http://goodluckhomepage.com/?p=171

  5. Mae

    Mine’s up:

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  6. novelinsights

    Good question Barbara!

    Booking Through Thursday – Posterity

    Happy Thursday everyone.
    x

  7. Zee

    Here is mine

    http://readinginthenorth.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-books-for.html

  8. Chase

    Here’s mine!

    http://the-bibliophiles-lounge.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-2.html

  9. Maria

    Mine’s here: http://kiwiria.livejournal.com/578937.html

  10. Stephanie

    Here’s me:: http://stephaniesbooks.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-and-thursday.html

  11. justabookreader

    Here’s mine this Thursday morning – http://justbookreading.com/2009/11/19/booking-through-thursday-6/

  12. Tracie Yule

    I think that there is an underlying question in today’s BTT:

    http://www.yuletimereading.com/2009/11/hurdling-time/

  13. The Literary Omnivore

    Very nice question- it’s thought provoking. Here’s my answer.

  14. Michelle

    I can see this one being fairly controversial!

    http://www.michellesmastermusings.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-posterity.html

  15. ted

    Who’s staying and who’s going?
    http://bookeywookey.blogspot.com/2009/11/here-to-stay.html

  16. vampira2468

    Mine http://vampira2468.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/990/

  17. Jessica (Cover to Cover)

    Here is mine!

    http://jessicalawlor.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday.html

  18. Barbara H.

    Thanks for using my question! I don’t really have an answer — which is one reason, I guess, why I asked the question.

    I’ll be looking forward to reading some answers!

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  20. Alayne

    Excellent question! My opinion;
    http://thecrowdedleaf.wordpress.com/

  21. crestina

    this is my say…

    http://addlife21.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-thought-on-this.html

  22. MARIE BURTON

    Great question!
    You always make me think very early in the AM.

    http://www.theburtonreview.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-posteritys.html

  23. Lisa (Books and Cooks)

    This is a toughy!! Here’s mine:

    http://southerngal-lisa.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-posterity.html

  24. mizb17

    Since I’m not a “Classics” reader, normally, I had to sneak a peek at everyone else’s answers to help me with this one!
    http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/btt-timeless/

    ~MizB

  25. Amy Reads Good Books

    Love the question! It got me thinking. . .

    Sequel

  26. Priscilla

    This was a terrific question, but almost impossible to answer! I tried, though:

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  27. cbjames

    This was a fun question. Thanks

    http://readywhenyouarecb.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-dickens-what-austen-what-bronte.html

  28. Amused

    This was a toughie! http://amusedbybooks.blogspot.com/2009/11/posterity.html

  29. JLS Hall (Joy's Blog)

    Wow, this one woke me up! Sorry about the teensy bit of gloom and doom in my answer:

    http://jlshall.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-posterity.html

  30. Carol

    My post is up. Happy BTT!

  31. freda

    Yes I do think there are some…. my answer is in more detail here;

    http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-posterity.html

  32. Karen H.

    Good question. Made me browse my library.

    http://scobberlotch.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-durable.html

  33. Photographing Mom

    Great question! Hard to answer…
    http://lens-and-pens.blogspot.com/2009/11/posterity.html

  34. RD

    Such a great question, Barbara!

    http://readerlydiversions.blogspot.com/2009/11/do-you-think-any-current-author-is-of.html

  35. Marineko

    My answer:
    http://mylittlecthulhu.livejournal.com/9735.html

  36. MOG

    Mine is here, http://zetor-mogsblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday.html

  37. LIbrary Diva

    This one was really thought-provoking. I enjoyed answering it, and my response is here: http://yourlibrarycard.blogspot.com/2009/11/forever.html

  38. Julie

    Here’s mine!
    http://bookhooked.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday_19.html

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  40. Jessica Coleman

    Yes!

    Booking Through Thursday: Posterity

  41. Bluestocking from The Bluestocking Guide

    Here is mine

  42. Luana

    Pretty tough question this time, but cool! ^-^ Loved it!

    http://sweet-loves.net/?p=411

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  44. pinaymama

    mine is up!

    http://thefishgate.blogspot.com/2009/11/too-short-and-posterity.html

  45. Sarah

    Ouch! Here’s me, sitting on the fence…

  46. pussreboots

    Dan Brown is on my list. See why here.

  47. wendy

    just who does decide if a book is a classic? I say read what you love and let fate decide about longevity

  48. bookworm

    great topic 🙂
    http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-1119.html

  49. Suey

    I tried <a href="http://sueysbooks.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-posterity.html"here.

  50. Suey

    Let me try that again how about here.

  51. La Coccinelle

    Here’s my answer.

  52. Kathy

    Tough question…I enjoyed reading everyons answers!

    http://bookwormnation.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday_19.html

  53. Kristen

    LOVE the topic!! I hope I get a lot of responses on this one…

    Here’s my take:

    http://bookclubclassics.com/Blog/btt-posterity/

  54. theexile

    Here ya go:

    Booking Through Thursday: Contemporary Classics

  55. mkowalewski

    Mine is here: http://mominsanity.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/booking-through-thursday-12/

    Enjoy! Thanks for a great topic.

  56. Stormi

    Don’t think I have found anyone to compare to classics.

    http://writesthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/11/btt-posterity.html

  57. Irishcoda

    Great questions! Will be back to check other bloggers’answers!

  58. Ambrosia Jefferson

    Fire & Ice Booking Through Thursday

  59. Tina Kubala

    Great question:

    http://tinakubala.com/2009/11/19/posterity.aspx

  60. heidenkind

    Here’s mine: http://heidenkind.blogspot.com/2009/11/instant-classic-harry-potter.html

  61. Bryan Terry

    My BTT is HERE

  62. Becca

    Better late than never …

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  63. Pete

    Brilliant Q:

    http://www.yappey.com/pg/blog/Pete/read/1531/btt-posterity

  64. Rose City Reader

    So hard it took me an extra day.

    http://rosecityreader.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-classics.html

  65. Melanie

    late as always

    http://www.cynicaloptimism.net/2009/11/btt-for-1119.html

  66. Mark A. Swallow

    Here is mine. I’m new to Booking Through Thursday.

    http://mswallow.typepad.com/the_swallows_nest/2009/11/booking-through-thursday.html

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  68. Caitlin

    I’m a bit late in answering, but boy did I fun once I started!

    http://chaoticcompendiums.blogspot.com/2009/11/who-will-join-canon.html