http://www.lklawless.com/chickliterate Confessions of a chick lit fanatic Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:00:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If The Edge of Reason, the sequel to Bridget Jones's Diary, left you wanting more, then you're in luck: Helen Fielding did another series of columns which are available online. (Or maybe you're not as lame as I am and already read them when they were published 3 years ago.) ... http://www.lklawless.com/chickliterate/bridget-jones-diary-returns.html I've been away for a while - just haven't had as much time to read and blog as I'd like, but I promise I'll be adding more reviews soon. In the meantime, I thought I'd share this list of the 50 Best Chick Lit Blogs from The Love Coach - ... http://www.lklawless.com/chickliterate/50-best-chick-lit-blogs.html Last Chance Saloon is Marian Keyes's first novel told from multiple third-person points of view. It's the story of old friends and new loves, growing up and seeing people for who they really are. Between the hair-obsessed actor and the woman who learns that it's ok to need someone, it ... http://www.lklawless.com/chickliterate/last-chance-saloon.html It's funny how people can see things so differently. A friend of mine asked a chick-lit-loving friend of his to recommend a book for me, and she came up with Alex Witchel's The Spare Wife, which she described as "fun, sexy and an insider view of New York City's upper ... http://www.lklawless.com/chickliterate/the-spare-wife.html I can't remember ever reading any chick lit by an Australian author, but I'm sure there is some. If you know of any - good or bad - please let me know so that I can try to round out my coverage of chick lit from English-speaking countries. http://www.lklawless.com/chickliterate/australian-chick-lit.html Joan Conway's Cereal Lover is probably one of the least-known great chick lit novels. The writing style is very similar to Marian Keyes's* and the story is a little nutty, but that just makes it more fun. This is one of my favorite books - it's a quick, funny read. *So ... http://www.lklawless.com/chickliterate/cereal-lover.html A misunderstanding over an offensive bet leads to good food and great sex in Jennifer Crusie's Bet Me. The characters are well-defined and the story is fast-paced, making for a fun and sexy novel. http://www.lklawless.com/chickliterate/bet-me.html Shannon Olson, the eponymous heroine of Shannon Olson's Welcome to My Planet (Where English Is Sometimes Spoken) is a mess: bad job, worse credit, crazy family, and terrible taste in men. There are a few funny moments, and the writing is pretty good, but it's just too far out there ... http://www.lklawless.com/chickliterate/welcome-to-my-planet.html Is there anything more fun than reminiscing about old movies with new friends? In Looking for Andrew McCarthy, Jenny Colgan not only offers a great chick lit novel (girl gets dumped and goes on an impossible quest across the US), but also a look back at all those brat pack ... http://www.lklawless.com/chickliterate/looking-for-andrew-mccarthy.html Animal Husbandry, by Laura Zigman, is one of the wackier books I’ve ever read - chick lit or otherwise. When Jane Goodall (no relation) gets dumped, she turns to the animal kingdom to try to make sense of her boyfriend's behavior, and draws a number of startling and interesting parallels ... http://www.lklawless.com/chickliterate/animal-husbandry.html