That was ALL KINDS of awesome!
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by Candy • Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 09:30 PM
Based on the many recommendations and the word of people who have read a lot more chick lit than I have, I now realize that there are plenty of chick lit novels out there that don’t feature stupid, broke-ass conspicuous consumer heroines. I gladly concede that I was talking out of my ass on that issue, and that I just had a streak of bad luck in my initial choice of chick lit reads. (And hey, like I said, it took me SIX YEARS before I found a romance novel I loved.) Thanks to all of you who recommended lists of books for me to try, by the way. My TBR shelves, on the other hand, are cussing you out soundly--seriously, they’re even calling your MOTHER names, that’s how rude they are--for consigning them to carry even more weight. (And speaking of my TBR shelves: I just noticed the other day that they’re actually curving from the weight of the books. What the hell?!? My shelves are now medium-density fiberboard versions of Deenie, only without the masturbation and… wait, it does hold books featuring masturbation. Help, the ghost of a Judy Blume novel has possessed my bookshelves!)
One thing, though: For those of you who think that I hate all chick lit, that I think all chick lit is stupid, that romance is somehow a far superior genre (which, given the endless, tiresome bitching I indulge in about this particular genre, is a truly odd conclusion to draw), or that I’m even somehow trying to dissuade people from reading chick lit by bashing it--you seriously have the wrong end of the stick. I’m not even trying to dissuade MYSELF from reading the genre. Re-read the rant. Pay close attention to the disclaimer. Please. Will nobody think of the poor, lonely little disclaimer?
OK. Back to bashing only romances for a while--that is, until I read and review the first chick lit book I don’t like for the site. I might very well get “666” tattooed on the back of my head just for that blessed occasion. It’ll only confirm what some chick lit readers/writers already think about me, anyway, hee!
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