Chick Lit, redux
Paul from KeiraWeb (apparently in a bid to drive up the Editrix’s blood pressure) sent a link to yet another article about chick lit with the obligatory mention of Jane Austen. We admit that this author at least pretended to feel distaste at the association.
So perhaps the mind that gave birth to Emma and Sense and Sensibility is the true godmother of this literary style. After all, it’s hard to think of a more appropriate creator of ‘Single Jane’ than the original single Jane herself. Only let’s hope she’s a fairy godmother and can break out her magic wand. Maybe then all these brainless books and their inevitable ‘Chick Flick’ follow-ups will finally disappear.
We really don’t care one way or the other about the books (and frankly, Bergdorf Blondes, which we skimmed one afternoon at Barnes & Noble, was a lot better than we expected). Just please leave Jane out of it!
