Five Books That Might Be Future Classics

You may find this hard to believe, but I love to read. I often find myself looking at a book and wondering if it will later be a classic. I decided to come up with a list of the ones that may be comparable to the "Three Musketeers", "A Tale of Two Cities" or "The Call of the Wild". While the way your grandkids read them may be different, hopefully, they will just be reading! You might be surprised to hear that the uber-popular ones like "Twilight" (which I absolutely abhor) and "Harry Potter" won't be on this list. Sorry fans, but I just don't think they will make it in centuries to come. While they may be remembered as great selling books, I compare them to another best-seller - "Ossian". This was THE BOOK of the 1700s. Everybody owned a copy. Ever heard of it? I didn't think so... Here are my five choices for your future classics.

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THE KITE RUNNER by Khalid Hosseini

This 2003 book tells the story of a young boy in Afghanistan and his friend as they deal with the Soviets and the Taliban.

THE BOOK OF PI by Yann Martel

This is a 2001 Fantasy-adventure novel about an Indian boy who is shipwrecked and finds himself adrift with a Bengal Tiger, a hyena, and an Orangutang.

THE REMAINS OF THE DAY by Kazuo Ishiguro

This 1989 novel is told by an English butler and describes his love for his co-worker, a maid, with whom he never acts on the relationship. It is told in the first person as a diary entry.

ATONEMENT by Ian McEWAN

A 2001 novel about the life of a British girl who makes some mistakes which cause people's lives to be irreversibly changed. She spends her life trying to atone for her sins.