Comments on: And You Thought They Were Just Books http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/06/and-you-thought-they-were-just-books/ SEXY, SASSY, SMART ROMANTIC FICTION Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:08:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Caro http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/06/and-you-thought-they-were-just-books/#comment-613 Caro Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/06/and-you-thought-they-were-just-books/#comment-613 How can we tell it's summer? Articles going after "beach reading." I've been reading a fair amount of chick lit lately precisely because it's funny, flirty and is far enough removed from my life that it's truly escapist. As for chick lit being responsible for the fall of feminism, I think images like Brittney Spears and the idiocy of Jessica Simpson have more influence on young women as they grow up than chick lit. How can we tell it’s summer? Articles going after “beach reading.”

I’ve been reading a fair amount of chick lit lately precisely because it’s funny, flirty and is far enough removed from my life that it’s truly escapist. As for chick lit being responsible for the fall of feminism, I think images like Brittney Spears and the idiocy of Jessica Simpson have more influence on young women as they grow up than chick lit.

]]> By: HelenKay http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/06/and-you-thought-they-were-just-books/#comment-614 HelenKay Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/06/and-you-thought-they-were-just-books/#comment-614 Yeah, the idea chick lit has ruined society strikes me as ridiculous. I'm guessing there always needs to be a bad guy and chick lit has been tagged for now. Wonder if Helen Fielding appreciates what she started... Yeah, the idea chick lit has ruined society strikes me as ridiculous. I’m guessing there always needs to be a bad guy and chick lit has been tagged for now. Wonder if Helen Fielding appreciates what she started…

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