Open thread: What makes a Modern Classic?

Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby is to become a Modern Classic, but what makes a classic novel?

Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch, his novel about being a fanatical football supporter, is to become a Penguin Modern Classic. The book published only 20 years ago, joins the likes of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Great Gatsby and Ulysses by James Joyce. Its inclusion has caused some to question what makes a modern classic and whether Hornby's novel really cuts the mustard. What do you think: what makes a Modern Classic and does Fever Pitch have the necessary qualities to be one?

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