Comments for Lisa Heidke

Comment on Chicklit is not dumblit by lisa

lisa — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:43:27 +0000

Hi Kerry,
Thanks so much for your comments. I am particularly chuffed that you liked Stella Makes Good. Thank you!

Comment on Chicklit is not dumblit by Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:28:47 +0000

I love a good ‘chick-lit’ book. I work in a library and when my members ask me what I like, I show them all my favourites. A number have tried them and told me how much they enjoyed them and are reading more – particularly the great Australian writers out there.

I have just finished Stella Makes Good and loved it!

Comment on Chicklit is not dumblit by lisa

lisa — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:48:35 +0000

Thanks Annie! At the end of the day, it’s all fiction…there’s room enough on the shelves for all of us and chicklit can be as enlightening, if not more, than some ‘serious’ literature floating around.

Comment on Chicklit is not dumblit by Annieb25

Annieb25 — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:52:29 +0000

Great post Lisa. I love me a good dose of chick lit and I might have to start getting my share of dicklit now!!!! Seriously, I’m glad you wrote this because it is what I’ve thought all along. Annie xx

Comment on Chicklit is not dumblit by Lisa Heidke

Lisa Heidke — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:41:34 +0000

Or at the school gate, chatting with other mothers…

Comment on Chicklit is not dumblit by Beverley Eikli

Beverley Eikli — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:38:29 +0000

Wow, never heard that before! There are a few terms I’ve discovered reading this that I can’t wait to spring at the next dinner party.

Comment on Chicklit is not dumblit by lisa

lisa — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:47:24 +0000

Hi Donna,
Thanks for your comments…and yes, why is it that we are embarrassed about reading books we enjoy. It seems women writers are always having to defend the books they write. Reading should be a pleasure and and chicklit can challenge and make us think…and make us laugh, too.

Comment on Chicklit is not dumblit by Donna @ NappyDaze

Donna @ NappyDaze — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:49:00 +0000

First of all, I laughed out loud at the “dicklit” metaphor – gold!

Secondly, I have to say I am thrilled to have read this. I always wondered why I had to be embarrassed about enjoying books deemed (disparagingly) as chick lit, when they were some of the best reads around. So from now on it will be know as “modern women’s fiction” in my world and I will no longer feel the need to hide my enjoyment of losing myself in these tales. As you say, they all explore universal themes of importance and are just as credible as any other published piece around!

Comment on Chicklit is not dumblit by lisa

lisa — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:09:34 +0000

And I definitely should have mentioned Ali Ahearn and Ros Baxter’s new book…Sister Pact! Another fantastic chicklit …sisterlit… read!

Comment on Chicklit is not dumblit by lisa

lisa — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:52:03 +0000

Dicklit is good, Ali…but not as exciting as ‘rural cliterature’…