this year was country, year before last was author right? I'm with Papayhed... Genre or random
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this year was country, year before last was author right? I'm with Papayhed... Genre or random
Oh Virgil, pleeaase!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
According to good old Wiki' s definition of Chick Lit:
"The genre's creation was spurred on, if not exactly created, by Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole diaries"
I loooved Adrian Mole.
:p :D
.... and must confess I also really liked Bridget Jones' Diary which I guess would fall directly under chic romance novels. :blush: :p
:lol: Don't take me too seriously Lug. But I still won't do a chick lit novel. ;) You girls will have a ball. :) Actually maybe i should do it and laugh my way through and get you girls all fired up angry. *evil laugh* :DQuote:
Originally Posted by lugdunum
there is always Lad Lit Virg ;)
Lad lit? I've never heard of such a thing. Is that those dirty magazines? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Its what the likes of Nick Hornby, and a few others are being catagorised under these days. Nick Lairds Utterly Monkey is also being classed as Lad lit. :)
basicly books predominanty written for men. (as chick lit is mainly written for women.)
Darn! I also like Nick Hornby... I'm confused now :alien: :alien: Am I that desperate ?:crash:Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
I think Nick Hornby's books are great reads. High Fidlity was enjoyable. an old friend of mine (male) told me i wouldnt "get it" because it was a woman. :rolleyes:
Utterly Monkey? Now you really must be talking about those dirty books. :D :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Monkey meaning crazy, ugly, messed up Virgil! :rolleyes:
Great book though. Very funny.
:lol: :lol: Now now, Virgil!! Let's not get carried away here :brow: :lol:
So, I'm going through the previous years' "Proposals" threads and I find this post which I thought would be very useful to shed some light on the "by genre" option and help doubtful voters.
Man there are a lot of genres to choose from.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Cyberpunk??? Space Opera??? Can anyone share the benefit of their sci-fi wisdom on these?
Bodice rippers! :eek: :lol: :lol:
It is going to be interesting, to say the least! :D
Yep!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
It hasn't won yet. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. :) Stranger things have happened in these polls in the past. :alien: ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade