not reading

My book group chose This is not chick lit : original stories by America's best women writers. I should have known that I wouldn't like it. In the introduction, the editor says that because of the emergence of chick lit, worthy, better, literary female authors are being overlooked in favor of bubblegum pink titles. So the heck what? At least chick lit isn't depressing (most of the time). I tried to read this book, I really did. But when the first short story talks about incest, I'm already done with it. The book is no longer a method of escape and enjoyment for me, it is another reminder of the grim world in which we live. Instead of giving up after that second page, I finished that story and two others. I'm still not impressed and feel that reading this book will only take my time away from more worthy pursuits: craft books and chick lit novels.

K