tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552332712314622447.post5443085054210406650..comments2023-08-20T13:36:06.641+01:00Comments on Coffee and Roses - Life as an Eternal Optimist: The Chick-lit Debate: Give Readers Credit!Miranda Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17169899876006900121noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552332712314622447.post-46693935036657504742011-10-08T21:52:05.581+01:002011-10-08T21:52:05.581+01:00Wonderful post!Wonderful post!Juliette Sobanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15992971545044679829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552332712314622447.post-79539633336382671942011-10-07T20:26:17.539+01:002011-10-07T20:26:17.539+01:00great post and I couldn't agree more. I for on...great post and I couldn't agree more. I for one love chick-lit but I do read other genre's too. Well said Miranda xxxRea's Book Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15353422384392155666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552332712314622447.post-19828215171638379562011-10-07T11:03:00.530+01:002011-10-07T11:03:00.530+01:00Don't think I've seen a better response to...Don't think I've seen a better response to the witch hunt against Women's fiction or chick lit. Thanks, Miranda.Phillipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15638591059241672256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552332712314622447.post-17656594394313910632011-10-06T14:42:49.425+01:002011-10-06T14:42:49.425+01:00Well said, I love all types of books from a variet...Well said, I love all types of books from a variety of genres. As long as there are readers who love and enjoy a good story I do not think so called 'chick lit' will ever be a thing of the past.Rachel Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088232242908908707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552332712314622447.post-87859370266012037282011-10-05T19:11:07.429+01:002011-10-05T19:11:07.429+01:00Agree with you Miranda, especially when it comes t...Agree with you Miranda, especially when it comes to what other people tell me to read. I want to read a good book and only I will be able to tell you if I think it is good.Josefinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629581758698472993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552332712314622447.post-61714156026605770402011-10-04T22:22:20.745+01:002011-10-04T22:22:20.745+01:00Oh for heavens sake...what will they come up with ...Oh for heavens sake...what will they come up with next?! I will give any author a chance. So long as the characters are believeable, I couldn't care less what setting they find themselves in. <br /><br />I read for fun - I've been reading adult books since I was seven; I have an excellent zoology degree and was a scientific proof reader/copy editor for four years. I am by no means retarded! <br />Choosing "chick-lit" to relax with is my choice. There are some poor books in that genre, as with any other genre. But there are some real gems that teach people more about real life and real situations than any number of "great literary works".<br /><br />I would say that chick-lit makes reading accessible to the modern woman. Authors like Jodi Picoult cover difficult issues like Asperger's, domestic abuse, organ donation etc, in a way that is easy to read and understand. What's so wrong with that?StaceyMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00669844734720133896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552332712314622447.post-91103395897839913782011-10-04T21:42:32.643+01:002011-10-04T21:42:32.643+01:00We don't have this problem with the TV program...We don't have this problem with the TV programmes we choose to watch, or music we choose to listen to.<br /><br />I love chicklit,it entertains me and takes me away from the stresses of life. <br /><br />I can and do read other genres but when I truly want to escape I go for chicklit/romance/women's fiction, whatever they want to call it.<br /><br />From what I see on the blogs and forums, chick lit is far from dead.<br /><br />carol<br />DizzyCCarol https://www.blogger.com/profile/14000600761469156146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552332712314622447.post-61103160435299377852011-10-04T17:28:25.309+01:002011-10-04T17:28:25.309+01:00Very well said, Miranda! Hear hear.Very well said, Miranda! Hear hear.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552332712314622447.post-64179336948015926052011-10-04T16:04:33.644+01:002011-10-04T16:04:33.644+01:00Great post, Miranda.
When I'm choosing a boo...Great post, Miranda. <br /><br />When I'm choosing a book to buy, I don't even notice which section of the bookshop I'm in. I decide to buy a book because of the author, because I know (or I've been told) that they will deliver me a good story. This is why I buy your books and if people want to call it 'chick lit', then they can go right ahead, I just call it a darned good read.<br /><br />And a darned good read is never going to die off.Joanna Cannonhttp://www.joannacannon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552332712314622447.post-69073645749130108462011-10-04T14:01:12.255+01:002011-10-04T14:01:12.255+01:00Excellent article. I agree wholeheartedly with you...Excellent article. I agree wholeheartedly with you.<br /><br />I would say though, that I hate the 'chicklit' label which has become derogatory, even if it shouldn't. This genre should hold it's head high because in addition to giving alot of pleasure, it's probably keeping more than one publisher afloat & has encouraged more than a few people to read who wouldn't otherwise have done so.MrsMiddlehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657653023921400226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552332712314622447.post-64253893264970320802011-10-04T13:08:36.775+01:002011-10-04T13:08:36.775+01:00Hear hear! I am unashamed of liking all sorts of ...Hear hear! I am unashamed of liking all sorts of books that a lit-crit would hate. And I hate a lot of the books 'they' say are great ... I don't want my evening read to bore me to death with long words for no good reason, 'clever' concepts and no plot. I like my books to move me, make me laugh, help me run away to a different world for a little while and interest me. And if that makes me somehow mentally deficient...well, I'd rather take that than be a narrow minded idiot with a superiority delusion! Long live 'chick-lit'! xxDonnahttp://www.donnaonthebeach.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552332712314622447.post-81956974383025746302011-10-04T13:07:03.030+01:002011-10-04T13:07:03.030+01:00I don't like that it's become such a derag...I don't like that it's become such a deragtory term but I love your thoughts. Those who know a good author don't care what it's called.<br /><br />I write romantic comedies, humorous women's fiction, whatever you want to call it to get it on the shelves. I love it, I wouldn't change what I write for anyone. No matter how many people say it's dead. I read it, which means others do too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.com