The Good, the Bad, and the Wallbangers

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The Good, the Bad, and the Wallbangers; Thoughts on Chick lit
Topic Started: Jan 21 2007, 09:08 PM (6,064 Views)
fantasy221	Jan 18 2008, 10:41 PM Post #41
Make small talk? I'd rather be reading. Posts: 2,010 Group: Global Moderators Member #88 Joined: April 24, 2006	Daelith Dec 31 2007, 05:01 PM I've noticed I've only got one entry here so I need to add some. Easier now that we're at the end of the year Great: The Vampire's Seduction - Raven Hart The Vampire's Secret - Raven Hart Dark Places - Linda Ladd Lord of the Fading Lands - C. L. Lewis Storm Front - Jim Butcher Lean Mean Thirteen - Janet Evanovich Dreams Made Flesh - Anne Bishop Marley and Me - John Grogan Good: Pale Immortal - Anne Frasier Blood Price -Tanya Huff Cold Truth - Mariah Stewart Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment - James Patterson Orchid Beach - Stuart Woods Primal Heat - Susan Sizemore Lost and Found - Jacqueline Sheehan Murder Bogies With Elvis - Anne George Dark Side of the Moon - Sherrilyn Kenyon And Then There Were None -Agatha Christie Just One Look - Harlan Coben Bad: The Footprints of God - Greg Iles Date Me, Baby, One More Time - Stephanie Rowe Maggie Needs An Alibi - Kasey Michaels Anything, Anywhere, Anytime - Catherine Mann Night's Landing - Carla Neggers The Dark Room - Minette Walters Cooking Up Trouble - Joanne Pence Dark Protector - Alexis Morgan Raintree: Inferno - Linda Howard Raintree: Haunted - Linda Winstead Jones Wallbangers: Dead and Buried - Melissa Cleary White Oleander - Janet Fitch Forever Knight: These Our Revels - Anne Hathaway-Nayne Full Moon Dreams - Lori Handeland Voice of the Blood - Jemiah Jefferson - couldn't finish this one Some of those I have listed in bad were actually just sort of so-so, but just not good enough to be listed in the good I'm thinking someone didnt realize this was supposed to be the list of good/bad and wallbanger chick lit not general fiction! :lol:



Marlene	Jan 21 2008, 03:20 PM Post #42
Crazy Foreign Woman Posts: 9,120 Group: Members Member #14 Joined: December 23, 2005	fantasy221 Jan 19 2008, 03:41 AM I'm thinking someone didnt realize this was supposed to be the list of good/bad and wallbanger chick lit not general fiction! :lol: Guess it looks like that. Well it does not say from the title. :lol: Did youy see my post fantasy? And what about Vampire books. Are they not a different genre than chick lit? For instance I like CL but don't like Vampiry books Trying to add some good chick lit to my wish list, but it is hard.



fantasy221	Jan 22 2008, 01:10 PM Post #43
Make small talk? I'd rather be reading. Posts: 2,010 Group: Global Moderators Member #88 Joined: April 24, 2006	Marlene Jan 21 2008, 02:20 PM Guess it looks like that. Well it does not say from the title. :lol: Did youy see my post fantasy? It's not a big deal but it does say it, the subtitle is "thoughts on chick lit" and yes I did see your post but I haven't had the time or the inclination to update the top post. Sorry! I'll get to it at some point.



EllyMae58	Jan 23 2008, 02:42 PM Post #44
And read...and read...and read... Posts: 2,870 Group: Members Member #113 Joined: October 14, 2006	Jillian, may I make a suggestion? In categories were the title has been mentioned more than once, instead of listing the book twice, can the person's name just be added at the end? Like this: GREAT Confessions of a Shopaholic (Ri, Breeni) Instead of: Confessions of a Shopaholic (Ri) Confessions of a Shopaholic (Breeni) This might save you some typing. I'm going to go back through what books I've read recently and see if I can add any. It's been a while since I've read some chick lit though.



Marlene	Jan 25 2008, 09:06 AM Post #45
Crazy Foreign Woman Posts: 9,120 Group: Members Member #14 Joined: December 23, 2005	fantasy221 Jan 22 2008, 06:10 PM Marlene Jan 21 2008, 02:20 PM Guess it looks like that. Well it does not say from the title. :lol: Did youy see my post fantasy? It's not a big deal but it does say it, the subtitle is "thoughts on chick lit" and yes I did see your post but I haven't had the time or the inclination to update the top post. Sorry! I'll get to it at some point. Thanks my dear. No Hurry Just thought you had msised my post.



caligula03	Feb 5 2008, 02:11 AM Post #46
Fully Obsessed Posts: 496 Group: Members Member #110 Joined: July 24, 2006	I try to stay away from chick lit. I can tell you that I detested Bridget Jones's Diary.



Ri	Feb 5 2008, 09:09 AM Post #47
Mama to big boy Makaio and baby Mei! Posts: 3,546 Group: Members Member #15 Joined: December 23, 2005	EllyMae58 Jan 23 2008, 01:42 PM Jillian, may I make a suggestion? In categories were the title has been mentioned more than once, instead of listing the book twice, can the person's name just be added at the end? Like this: GREAT Confessions of a Shopaholic (Ri, Breeni) Instead of: Confessions of a Shopaholic (Ri) Confessions of a Shopaholic (Breeni) I did not think Shopoholic was great! Seriously, I do think that Midori by Moonlight by Wendy Nelson Tokunaga was great!! It was the first chick lit book I've read in a while that I really enjoyed.



Marlene	Feb 16 2008, 06:20 AM Post #48
Crazy Foreign Woman Posts: 9,120 Group: Members Member #14 Joined: December 23, 2005	Ri Feb 5 2008, 02:09 PM EllyMae58 Jan 23 2008, 01:42 PM Jillian, may I make a suggestion? In categories were the title has been mentioned more than once, instead of listing the book twice, can the person's name just be added at the end? Like this: GREAT Confessions of a Shopaholic (Ri, Breeni) Instead of: Confessions of a Shopaholic (Ri) Confessions of a Shopaholic (Breeni) I did not think Shopoholic was great! Seriously, I do think that Midori by Moonlight by Wendy Nelson Tokunaga was great!! It was the first chick lit book I've read in a while that I really enjoyed. I did not like Shopaholic at al. How annoying!! But Can you Keep a Secret was great. Kinsella has a new book out. Maybe it will be just as good, although i doubt. :rolleyes:



Kiri	Jul 22 2008, 10:11 PM Post #49
Trapped on page 571 - send apostrophes! Posts: 1,691 Group: Members Member #3,535 Joined: July 7, 2008	I haven't reviewed this whle thred - so if I"m repeating something.. sorry. but in regards to "chick lit" much if what i'm seeing appears to be thinly veiled "romance" novels. Is anyone else of this opinion? Edit: also when I hear or say "chick lit" somewhere in my mind I go "Chicklet" (the gum) and I begin to giggle...



Kiri	Jun 3 2009, 11:51 AM Post #50
Trapped on page 571 - send apostrophes! Posts: 1,691 Group: Members Member #3,535 Joined: July 7, 2008	I have a really good read and a wallbanger to add to the list. Amazing read: Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen It is listed in the mystery category but I also see people are putting it the romance / chick-lit too, so am mentioning it. My temporary review of it can be seen in the ALS swap of last week. Wallbanger: A Connecticut Fashionista In King Arthur's Court by Marianne Mancusi (my review is in the JE)



elsi	Jun 16 2009, 08:14 AM Post #51
Exceptionally Obsessed Posts: 5,592 Group: Members Member #985 Joined: September 20, 2007	Kiri Jul 22 2008, 10:11 PM but in regards to "chick lit" much if what i'm seeing appears to be thinly veiled "romance" novels. Is anyone else of this opinion? Edit: also when I hear or say "chick lit" somewhere in my mind I go "Chicklet" (the gum) and I begin to giggle... As I explained to my daughter last night, "chick lit" seems to involve a 20-ish girl/woman, dating (though not necessarily romance), and humor. An awkward heroine seems to be a major requirement, too.



SimplyCee	Jun 16 2009, 12:28 PM Post #52
Florida Gator For Life -CHOMP- Posts: 1,344 Group: Members Member #200 Joined: January 28, 2007	I agree with elsi. Personally, I prefer that my chick lit books have a romantic subplot. But that's because the bulk of my reading and my favorite genre is romance Can I add My Favorite Mistake and Nearlywed by Beth Kendrick to the good, please?



Kiri	Jun 16 2009, 02:36 PM Post #53
Trapped on page 571 - send apostrophes! Posts: 1,691 Group: Members Member #3,535 Joined: July 7, 2008	SimplyCee Jun 16 2009, 12:28 PM I agree with elsi. Personally, I prefer that my chick lit books have a romantic subplot. But that's because the bulk of my reading and my favorite genre is romance Can I add My Favorite Mistake and Nearlywed by Beth Kendrick to the good, please? maybe I'm reading the wrong examples of Chick-lit. They seem all romance and very little plot. and only one had humor in it (and while it wasn't very good.. the humor was fun) Think Paris Hilton in full swing.. ad nauseam. or perhaps an individual sex in the city girl without the decent writing.. I don't mind well written stories with romance in them but.. sadly I'm encountering bad novels and hefty doses of (what seem to me) more than stupid women. That annoys the blazes out of me. Mind you I haven't read what I'm going to be offering up in the next chick-lit swap. but I read from folks that they like it.. and it looks pretty.



musie	Jan 31 2010, 11:37 PM Post #54
Who Dat Superbowl Champs! Posts: 1,045 Group: Members Member #42 Joined: December 23, 2005	EllyMae58 Jan 23 2007, 07:20 AM I recently read Do They Wear High Heels in Heaven? and thought it was pretty good. i liked that book a lot. however, my lists varies from others & that's what makes the world go round.



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