Journal- Classic Novel

What makes a novel a classic is when many people before you had read the book and enjoyed it.  Also, a "classic" typically will be mimicked by books coming out after because new authors like the style they used.  Although there is no label for a classic novel, this doesn't mean they don't exist.  It is an unofficial label that many people will stick on a book because it has been proclaimed so great.  Then, they will read it and enjoy it themselves.  Also, classic novels will mostly be the first of there of there kind.  They may portray something in the novel that just can't stop the reader from reading on.  Examples of classic novels would be any of Shakespeare's work.  They all portray something new or different that was copied or is the basis of other books.  Also, most people who read his works enjoy them and share them with friends.