Comments on: Bookworm read WHAT? http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2006/11/11/bookworm-read-what/ Writing about reading Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:39:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hilary http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2006/11/11/bookworm-read-what/comment-page-1/#comment-123087 Hilary Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:38:24 +0000 http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2006/11/11/bookworm-read-what/#comment-123087 Chicklit for me, is like candy. Sometimes what you WANT is something vapid, and sweet, and without substance. And yes, it will probably rot your brain. But I think it has its place as a very occasional part of a balanced diet. For me, this diet includes social history, medical journals, literary classics, psychology, money management and (for work) software documentation. After all that fibre, I sometimes need some fluff!! ;-) Chicklit for me, is like candy. Sometimes what you WANT is something vapid, and sweet, and without substance. And yes, it will probably rot your brain. But I think it has its place as a very occasional part of a balanced diet. For me, this diet includes social history, medical journals, literary classics, psychology, money management and (for work) software documentation. After all that fibre, I sometimes need some fluff!! ;-)

]]> By: Why I Can’t Tell You That I Hate Chick Lit « Toddled Dredge http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2006/11/11/bookworm-read-what/comment-page-1/#comment-122956 Why I Can’t Tell You That I Hate Chick Lit « Toddled Dredge Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:14:45 +0000 http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2006/11/11/bookworm-read-what/#comment-122956 [...] Julie wrote a timely post which I read and loved. I did not write my post on time, and the longer I waited, the more I felt guilty, which meant I procrastinated even more. And the more I procrastinated, the more I thought I had to write a perfect post worthy of the long wait. [...] [...] Julie wrote a timely post which I read and loved. I did not write my post on time, and the longer I waited, the more I felt guilty, which meant I procrastinated even more. And the more I procrastinated, the more I thought I had to write a perfect post worthy of the long wait. [...]

]]> By: My Blogging Story « Toddled Dredge http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2006/11/11/bookworm-read-what/comment-page-1/#comment-89627 My Blogging Story « Toddled Dredge Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:05:16 +0000 http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2006/11/11/bookworm-read-what/#comment-89627 [...] within the community of booklovers there are only so many who love the same sorts of books I do (or hate the same sorts of books I do, which is equally [...] [...] within the community of booklovers there are only so many who love the same sorts of books I do (or hate the same sorts of books I do, which is equally [...]

]]> By: Inkling http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2006/11/11/bookworm-read-what/comment-page-1/#comment-7734 Inkling Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:17:19 +0000 http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2006/11/11/bookworm-read-what/#comment-7734 Tee hee hee. I have never read anything from this genre. The covers themselves turn me off right away (high heels? Bye-Bye.) My husband talked me into seeing Bridget Jones, and I remember laughing, but I wouldn't want to use up my precious reading time on such a thing. Oh yes, snobby I am. Fantasy novels and sci-fi can sometimes drive me away too, fancy gimmick or not, however, with their buxom redheads carrying daggers at the thigh. Tee hee hee. I have never read anything from this genre. The covers themselves turn me off right away (high heels? Bye-Bye.) My husband talked me into seeing Bridget Jones, and I remember laughing, but I wouldn’t want to use up my precious reading time on such a thing. Oh yes, snobby I am. Fantasy novels and sci-fi can sometimes drive me away too, fancy gimmick or not, however, with their buxom redheads carrying daggers at the thigh.

]]> By: liz http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2006/11/11/bookworm-read-what/comment-page-1/#comment-7237 liz Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:32:58 +0000 http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2006/11/11/bookworm-read-what/#comment-7237 Good Chick Lit is supposed to be books by, for, and about women. It's only crap Chick Lit that is about vapid women. I enjoyed Jennifer Weiner's Little Earthquakes, and Wendy Wax's Single in Suburbia. And I didn't feel they were anti-feminist or fluffy or that they were saying a woman isn't complete without a man or whatever. Both are about women finding support and strength in friendships, both new and old. Judging the whole genre on one (admittedly iconic) book is like judging all mystery novels on The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Good Chick Lit is supposed to be books by, for, and about women. It’s only crap Chick Lit that is about vapid women.

I enjoyed Jennifer Weiner’s Little Earthquakes, and Wendy Wax’s Single in Suburbia. And I didn’t feel they were anti-feminist or fluffy or that they were saying a woman isn’t complete without a man or whatever. Both are about women finding support and strength in friendships, both new and old.

Judging the whole genre on one (admittedly iconic) book is like judging all mystery novels on The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

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