![]() ![]() This encouraged people, especially young women, to love their bodies even if they are technically overweight.Ĭhick-lits fights against the endless ‘fat-shaming’ in the media This body-beautiful campaign as such was taken up by many authors worldwide, including one of my personal favourites, Meg Cabot ( Princess Diaries anyone?). At this time, and for a couple of years preceding it, chick lit authors positioned this issue at the forefront of their novels. Obesity was a hot topic in the UK and USA, as shocking statistics were being poured out over the media concerning the 61% of the population deemed to be within this category (statistics as of the NHS’ report concerning obesity in 2010). ![]() However, recently it’s come to my attention that chick-lit isn’t quite as superficial as it first appears to be.Ī few years ago, a large proportion of this genre of literature was centred on female body image. The simple and near-identical structure of these novels means I can remain right in the centre of my literary comfort zone. For me, it’s the generic chick lit novel: girl is lonely, girl meets unlikely match of a boy, girl and boy fall in love and live happily ever after (surprise, surprise). For some, it’s fantasy novels, comic strips, or even the likes of Fifty Shades of Grey. Everybody has a guilty pleasure when it comes to reading. ![]()
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