Do you consider the book to be Chick Lit?
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Re: Do you consider the book to be Chick Lit?
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I agree. Labeling this book as 'Chick Lit' (hate that term, by the way) is so limiting and belittling. Just like one does not need to be male to enjoy a book with male characters, one does not need to be a 'chick' to enjoy a book with female characters.EricaWilson wrote: ↑07 Mar 2018, 23:52 This book sets out to break gender barriers. Fly fishing could be seen by some as "a man's job", but instead this book puts five women in the role, and shows how their skills allow them to thrive. Also, everyone can relate to the struggles that the women face. Therefore, I don't think that it would be classified as Chick Lit. Both genders could benefit greatly from reading this story and would enjoy it.
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bookowlie wrote: ↑23 Feb 2018, 14:48 I agree this book could be considered chick lit or the more modern term, "women's contemporary fiction." The main characters are a bunch of female friends and have girls-only get-togethers that are usually very light-hearted. I can see why an author might not want to market a book as chick lit since the genre is not usually taken seriously. Many readers look down on chick lit and don't want to read a book if it's labelled as such.
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But then again, there's a reason for the saying, "Don't judge a book by the cover." I can't even remember how many books I've read where the cover is no indication of what the book will be like, especially when it comes to the quality of the writing. I wholeheartedly believe this, but in the other hand, do I still buy /read a book because I like the cover? Yes, I certainly do. It's kind of like food: the whole experience is made up of individual aspects (how it looks, how it smells, the texture, how it tastes, how it is initially described, etc.). Which brings me to my assessment that I would not label The Reel Sisters as "chick lit." Just because it's about women does not dictate that it falls into that category. In my review, I did recommend women might enjoy it more than men, but I think it's because women can appreciate the sexism that goes along with the five main characters bonding over a predominantly male-dominated support such as fly fishing.bookowlie wrote: ↑26 Feb 2018, 11:32 Yes, fluffy and vapid are good words to describe the stereotype of a chick lit book. I think some publishers market a book as chick lit, thinking they will sell more copies. They will also use a sexy cover for these books. Jennifer Weiner's early books are a good example. I always thought she was a good writer and her books shouldn't have been considered chick lit. Still, someone decided to put a sexy cover on her early books, even though the cover didn't reflect the plot.
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*sigh* I used to have this debate with my husband all the time. He insisted he just isn't interested in stories about women, even if they aren't steriotypical "chic lit." We eventually narrowed it down to two things for him: 1) What we read in school growing up. The whole class read stories about boys (Huckleberry Finn, White Fang, etc.) but stories about girls (Little Women, Island of the Blue Dolphins) were optional selections for when people chose what to read. 2) He doesn't connect with the voice of the author in most women's fiction. A lot of it seems to come down to a difference in how men and women seem to write. He likes female characters like Lyra in The Golden Compass, who is written by a man, but doesn't connect to female characters written by a woman as easily.Emma13 wrote: ↑24 Feb 2018, 10:33 It is an interesting question. Just because the main characters in a book are male, we don't assume that only men will read it, so why do we make the opposite assumption with books about women? I guess we still have this idea that the default character is a male (probably white and straight, too).
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That is true. I have a lot of friends that do not like chick lit but they did read this book and found it interesting. I found it impressive too.bookowlie wrote: ↑23 Feb 2018, 14:48 I agree this book could be considered chick lit or the more modern term, "women's contemporary fiction." The main characters are a bunch of female friends and have girls-only get-togethers that are usually very light-hearted. I can see why an author might not want to market a book as chick lit since the genre is not usually taken seriously. Many readers look down on chick lit and don't want to read a book if it's labelled as such.
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