{"id":474,"date":"2010-10-05T15:55:45","date_gmt":"2010-10-05T22:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janice-campbell.com\/?p=474"},"modified":"2015-08-11T16:35:04","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T16:35:04","slug":"great-books-week-day-2-what-makes-a-book-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/great-books-week-day-2-what-makes-a-book-great\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Books Week 2010 Day 2: What Makes a Book Great?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greatbooksweek.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2018\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/great-books-week-day-2-what-makes-a-book-great\/great-books-week-2010-naiwe\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/great-books-week-2010-naiwe.jpg?fit=612%2C792&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"612,792\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"great-books-week-2010-naiwe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/great-books-week-2010-naiwe.jpg?fit=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/great-books-week-2010-naiwe.jpg?fit=612%2C792&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2018\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/great-books-week-2010-naiwe-232x300.jpg?resize=232%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Great Books Week 2010 - sponsored by NAIWE.com.\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/great-books-week-2010-naiwe.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/great-books-week-2010-naiwe.jpg?resize=520%2C673&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/great-books-week-2010-naiwe.jpg?w=612&amp;ssl=1 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>What makes a book great? That&#8217;s a question I thought about a lot while writing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.everyday-education.com\/literature\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Excellence in Literature<\/em><\/a> curriculum. Why do some books stick with you, while others, just as highly reviewed or recommended, vanish from memory like smoke? Why do some books stand the test of time?<\/p>\n<p>Here are some thoughts on what makes a book great.\u00a0Not all thoughts apply to all books, but across the great book spectrum, at least a few will apply to any book considered great.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great books stand the test of time. They are read by generation after generation, and although they may be understood differently in each generation, something (and it&#8217;s not just high school English teachers!) compels readers to keep picking them up.<\/li>\n<li>A great book reveals something you didn&#8217;t know or changes your perspective in a compelling way.<\/li>\n<li>Memorable books aren&#8217;t always great books, but most great books are memorable.<\/li>\n<li>Great books usually have ideas that are worth thinking about long after you&#8217;ve finished reading.<\/li>\n<li>Most great books reveal truth of some kind. Perhaps it&#8217;s truth about God, human nature, the way the world works, the consequences of certain types of behavior, or about something like justice, honesty, or courage. 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