Chick lit

[pegkerr]

I suppose that according to this article, the ice palace book would fit the definition of chick lit. But then so would Pride and Prejudice, Little Women, Wuthering Heights, etc.

Not saying the ice palace book is as good as these, of course. But am not going to worry about it.

Comments

[pameladean]

The article completely cracked me up, because when it described the heroine of a Platonic chick-lit novel and how her family appears every few chapters like a Greek chorus, and she lives in a big city and laments her single state and always has a wisecrack, for some reason I immediately thought of Lindsay Davis's first few Falco novels (these are historical mysteries set in Rome during the reign of Tiberias, and the protagonist is male).

I think a lot of these categories are just little games people play. But I do so love thinking of Falco as the heroine of a chick-lit series.

Pamela

[kijjohnson.livejournal.com]

Ha! You're exactly right.