Why do certain books become cult classics?

To borrow a famous saying about other types of content — you might not be able to define a cult classic book, but we bet you can recognize an established one when you see it.

Still, Rachel Rosenberg wanted to find what characteristics they had in common that preceded their cult-classic status.

She explores the question of why cult classic books obsess readers at BookRiot.

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