Women Authors
I like reading new fiction. This habit is partially due to the fact that I fancy myself a writer of new fiction, eventually. I found over the last several years that easiest way to identify fiction I will enjoy vs. chick lit is to look at the gender of the author.
While I am not passing judgement on chick lit--everyone knows its just pulp fiction--women simply tend to be more likely to produce this form of uninteresting material. Of course, given the opportunity, I would obviously write chick lit if I was giong to paid for it. But as it is now, it just seems that men are more likely to produce simply fiction rather than chick lit.
I am not saying ultimately, decades from now, any of the male authors I have read will be more or less notorious then the the women of our day, the author's of chick lit. Indeed, it seems there is a growing number of books designed for men in much the same fashion as chick lit is for women. These authors are probably no more memorable than their female counterparts.
The real question I have is, are there any authors that are women and that write books that aren't just about being single and looking for a husband / love of their lives? I've accidentally picked up chick lit from time to time. These books are not going to sit next to The Great Gatsby or The Grapes of Wrath. But I would suggest that authors like Tom Perrotta (I cite him only because I just finished Little Children) may produce material that is suitable for college cultural studies and high school literature classrooms.
Whether the discrimination is on the side of the publisher or simply in the choice of female authors, even today women are not producing works of literature. Again, there are certainly numerous men producing pulp fiction boy books, but at least a handful of gentlemen are searching for the art of writing rather than a bestseller.
Hateful emails regarding my lack of feminism should be sent to ianmac47@hotmail.com.
While I am not passing judgement on chick lit--everyone knows its just pulp fiction--women simply tend to be more likely to produce this form of uninteresting material. Of course, given the opportunity, I would obviously write chick lit if I was giong to paid for it. But as it is now, it just seems that men are more likely to produce simply fiction rather than chick lit.
I am not saying ultimately, decades from now, any of the male authors I have read will be more or less notorious then the the women of our day, the author's of chick lit. Indeed, it seems there is a growing number of books designed for men in much the same fashion as chick lit is for women. These authors are probably no more memorable than their female counterparts.
The real question I have is, are there any authors that are women and that write books that aren't just about being single and looking for a husband / love of their lives? I've accidentally picked up chick lit from time to time. These books are not going to sit next to The Great Gatsby or The Grapes of Wrath. But I would suggest that authors like Tom Perrotta (I cite him only because I just finished Little Children) may produce material that is suitable for college cultural studies and high school literature classrooms.
Whether the discrimination is on the side of the publisher or simply in the choice of female authors, even today women are not producing works of literature. Again, there are certainly numerous men producing pulp fiction boy books, but at least a handful of gentlemen are searching for the art of writing rather than a bestseller.
Hateful emails regarding my lack of feminism should be sent to ianmac47@hotmail.com.
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