So first of all, I have to admit, though not ashamedly, that I too, am one of the girls who read chick-lit novels! Contrary to popular belief, chick-lits are genre-fiction which address issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and lightheartedly. And yes, a good chick-lit novel is my break from all the so-called intellectual reads that people stuff it in my face all the time!
Let's take the now-not-so-recent Twilight series. Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the entire series. Now I won't go to the extent of saying that it is the best book in the world, but i can safely say that it falls in the "comfort" category along with the many chick lits a girl invariably reads.
What I really don't get is this obsession over zealous "literature lovers" or hyper active feminists have with disliking and ranting against such books. So they're not what you would call "good" reading, but they still make me smile! So Edward sparkles in the sun, but I still have a tiny crush on him! So they're "anti-feminist", well I still won't mind being carried piggy-back through the woods, Sue me.
So Becky Bloomwood is a compulsive shopaholic in the Shopaholic series. But I can totally identify with her! I have totally enjoyed reading my Meg Cabot's, Sophie Kinsella's and the many MBs that have stocked up my tiny library at home and would continue reading them!
These books are to reading what French fries are to food. Everybody knows French fries aren't "real food", yet they remain a guilty pleasure for most of us. Well Twilight may not be "literature", but I know I smile every time I read it.
So health nuts can stop eating French fries, but they can't stop me from eating them. You can stop reading chick lits but you can't judge me for curling up in bed and reading one before I sleep. Let me enjoy my French fries and let me enjoy my Chick-lits.
Let's take the now-not-so-recent Twilight series. Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the entire series. Now I won't go to the extent of saying that it is the best book in the world, but i can safely say that it falls in the "comfort" category along with the many chick lits a girl invariably reads.
What I really don't get is this obsession over zealous "literature lovers" or hyper active feminists have with disliking and ranting against such books. So they're not what you would call "good" reading, but they still make me smile! So Edward sparkles in the sun, but I still have a tiny crush on him! So they're "anti-feminist", well I still won't mind being carried piggy-back through the woods, Sue me.
So Becky Bloomwood is a compulsive shopaholic in the Shopaholic series. But I can totally identify with her! I have totally enjoyed reading my Meg Cabot's, Sophie Kinsella's and the many MBs that have stocked up my tiny library at home and would continue reading them!
These books are to reading what French fries are to food. Everybody knows French fries aren't "real food", yet they remain a guilty pleasure for most of us. Well Twilight may not be "literature", but I know I smile every time I read it.
So health nuts can stop eating French fries, but they can't stop me from eating them. You can stop reading chick lits but you can't judge me for curling up in bed and reading one before I sleep. Let me enjoy my French fries and let me enjoy my Chick-lits.
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