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A saucy tale of gender discrimination set in the fast-paced world of fishing! Santiana is considered too weak and womanly to be a serious fisherman - partly because she hasn't caught anything in 84 days, but mostly because she's a woman! Will she be able to reel in a giant marlin and win the respect of her village? What about reeling in her handsome fellow fisher, Manolin?
Jay Gatsby is obsessed with the green light at the end of the pier - green like the lime green sweaters on sale at The Gap! Jay is the kind of man who knows shirts. But perhaps he's met his match in the equally stylish, old money Daisy Buchanan. Will their sartorial savvy bring them together - or just remind them that while they are next door neighbors and know many of the same people, they must remain forever apart? Find out in the 'The Great Gap Sale'!
After being cruelly DUMPED by her fiancé, Miss Havisham is ready for some "me time!" Determined to be a "spinster" (Editor's note: replace with "bachelor girl" - Like SATC's Samantha!) she's planning to kick back around her estate with her ward, Estella, and wear some rocking white dresses. But then young, penniless Pip arrives to melt some icy hearts - maybe even Miss Havisham's own! Will Miss Havisham catch ablaze? Yes! She will!
(Ed note: so much more "up!" than the original title!) Can Fermina Daza sacrifice her first love, Florentino Ariza, to marry Juvenal Urbino? Juvenal wears cardigans. Florentino Ariza wears nothing! But what if they're really nice, progressive cardigans? It looks like cardigans may just be in for 1890! US. Weekly calls it "a sexy, erotic romp that would make Mister Rogers blush!"
Miss Bingley wears short skirts, Lizzy Bennet wears t-shirts! But that's before a talented team of stylists help Lizzy play up her "pretty eyes" and dress her in this year's Prada collection (Ed note: Is Prada too esoteric? Maybe Juicy Couture?) Will that be enough to win the heart of the brooding, uber-rich Mr. Darcy? Almost certainly!
A saucy tale of gender discrimination set in the fast-paced world of fishing! Santiana is considered too weak and womanly to be a serious fisherman - partly because she hasn't caught anything in 84 days, but mostly because she's a woman! Will she be able to reel in a giant marlin and win the respect of her village? What about reeling in her handsome fellow fisher, Manolin?
Hanging out in a castle listening to love stories while the plague rages is great, but Neifile is worried that she'll never be svelte enough to catch the attention of one of the priests she lusts after! Follow her on her wacky quest to shed the bulk and catch his eye - if her rival Pampinea doesn't catch it first!
A lot of people think Benjy is dumb, just because he has specialized interests, like golf courses, his sister, and Ferragamo. But he's not dumb, just cooler and more fashion-forward than everyone else! In this upbeat tale Benjy leaves his hometown to become a stylist amidst the sights and sounds of the big city! His amusing quirks and fixation on his clients underwear will remind you of TV's 'Monk!' (Ed note: The corrected text, indeed! Well done!)
While her husband is off at sea, Penelope is focused on starting her own business. She's just sure that her designs will be as popular as Hermes - she's great with a loom! But how will she concentrate while she's being constantly pursued by men? Will Penelope choose love or success? Or can she really have it all?
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I find the very fact that “chick lit” exists at all kind of offensive; it implies that my “girl brain” can’t possibly appreciate regular liturature, so I need special “girl books” that focus more on “girly” things like fashion and dieting and finger nail polish because, unless a story contains cliched gender specific content, my “girl brain” can’t pissibly latch onto it.
“Honestly, I can’t understand even the most basic philosophical concept unless it’s filtered through a metaphor about shopping or going to the salon.” *gag*
sorry “possibly latch onto it”
Ooo, way to try to turn my comment back on itself! Sorry, Dan and B, perhaps you should stick to reading about Celebrity Fashion at Coachella and voting for the Worst Prom Dress Ever. Reading books – regardless of genre – is obviously way above your Stanford-Binet score.
Stanford-Binet? You’re a troll, aren’t you?
This whole thing is kind of terrifying. Some publisher is sitting around going, “Hey, that’s catchy!’
Oh man, the terrifying-est part is the synopsis, which reveals that the book involves TIME TRAVEL TO JANE AUSTEN TIMES.
Prada and Prejudice is a real book already.
That is terrifying.
Prada and Prejudice is the TITLE of a book; the oh so funny (not – and just as stale as the “not” joke) mash-up listed here is not a real book. Just to be clear, as obviously the readers and perpetrators of this site mistake sophomoric snark for sophisticated cultured banter.
Meanwhile, the authors of real chick lit books – a term, by the way, as outdated as the “not” joke and this article – are laughing to the bank as women’s fiction and romance are the one sector of the book industry that actually is performing above water these days.
Not that I would expect this blog to understand nuances and, y’know, OMG BUSINESS.
Now back to your coverage of, like, the WORST PROM DRESSES EVAH!!3!
Tina, given the totally incoherent nature of your comment, I’m going to guess you won’t be laughing your way to the bank any time soon.
Don’t be too harsh Dan. It’s hard for Tina to get the jokes when she only reads Sophie Kinsella.