great book

1.WHAT MAKES A GREAT BOOK?Great book have great characters. Characters we can love. Characters we can hate. Characters we can root for. Characters we want to hang out with.2. WHAT IS CLASSIC?
A classic usually expresses some artistic quality--an expression of life, truth, and beauty.A classic stands the test of time. The work is usually considered to be a representation of the period in which it was written; and the work merits lasting recognition. In other words, if the book was published in the recent past, the work is not a classic. we want to be. I believe great characters are the most important part of a great book.
Great books also have great plots. Plots that matter. Plots that make our hearts pound and linger with us long after we put the book down. Great plots stem from great characters.
3. WHAT IS LITERARY MASTERPIECE?
A literary masterpiece is part of the literary canon, which denotes a canon of books that have been the most important and influential in shaping Western culture.
4. WHAT ARE THE STANDARDS/CRITERIA FOR ONE TO BECOME A MASTERPIECE?
To be a masterpiece, and hence, part of the canon, the work needs to be approved by critics, the public and his contemporaries. In order to gain such approval, it has to have certain qualities, in terms of thought, originality, stylistically brilliant, insightful...
5. WHAT IS A LITERARY CANON?
The term "literary canon" refers to a classification of literature. It is a term used widely to refer to a group of literary works that are considered the most important of a particular time period or place.