Are the classics relevant of course. Our culture is heavily shaped by and cataloged in those novels which is why they are classics.

Moby dick is a incredible novel, allegory, parable whatever you wanna call it that gains more relevance as I get older

People shat on Hemingway recently...those people are morons.

does it really matter?

for all my fans who keep my name in their mouth: http://i.imgur.com/v2xNOpS.jpg