Discussion: Does it really matter if we read the classics?

The Forefront crew gathers to discuss the classics: what are they, does it matter if we read them, and how do we read them well?

Spoiler alert; here are the ones that made the draft list at the end:

• Pride and Prejudice
• Little Women
• Treasure Island
• The Grapes of Wrath
• The Lord of the Rings
• A Tale of Two Cities
• The Metamorphosis 
• The Odyssey
• Things Fall Apart
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• Anna Karenina
• The Joy Luck Club
• The Great Gatsby 
• Charlotte's Web
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn