This is Chick-Lit by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
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- Pub. Date: September 2006
- 256pp
- Sales Rank: 766,902
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: September 2006
- Publisher: BenBella Books
- Format: Paperback, 256pp
- Sales Rank: 766,902
- ISBN-13: 9781933771014
- ISBN: 1933771011
Synopsis
The genre of fiction known as "chick-lit" has been a lightning rod for debate in the world of literature, raising questions such as Is chick-lit really literature or just harmless fluff? Is this really an accurate portrayal of the lives of modern women? Eighteen renowned authors—including Jennifer Coburn, Raelynn Hillhouse, Harley Jane Kozak, Cara Lockwood, and Rachel Pine—weigh in with the best of chick-lit—proving that this genre deserves as much, or more, respect as any other. In addition to their story, each author elaborates on her feelings about the 'chick-lit' label, and recommends literary fiction writers that have inspired them.
Biography
Lauren Baratz-Logsted is the author of Crossing the Line, A Little Change of Face, and The Thin Pink Line. She is a former independent bookseller, book reviewer, and freelance editor. She lives in Danbury, Connecticut.
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August 23, 2006: There are few sub-genres, if any, more suited to the short story format than chick-lit as this superb anthology proves. Each of the eighteen entries are fun with no duds as female protagonists struggle with everyday relationships while providing ?wisdom? in asides to the audience. All the tales are new having been written in 2005 and as far as this reviewer knows never published before. How can fans not enjoy tales like ?Secret Agent Chick? starring a woman who enjoys girl fights or the satirical ?How To Be a Millionaire?. Fans of the sub-genre will appreciate this entertaining anthology that is unabashedly pleasant reading as each entry showcases the sub-genre at its strongest. To be honest, I believe this is the format (more so than the novel) where chick-lit is at its best where one finds humor, jabs, irony and satire like a woman dreaming of becoming a pumpkin wife in a ?Shell Game?. Ladies ? you have done a great job with THIS IS CHICK-LIT anthology that requires no further defense of the maligned sub-genre because of the contributions.------------------ Harriet Klausner
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