It's not a genre categorization that I find much value in myself (though it's an improvement on the previous, "chick lit"), but then I'm disinclined to a lot of genre categories that are primarily rooted in segmenting for the purposes of marketing, as opposed to being truly descriptive of the genre's characteristics. I had similar objections to a popular category from a few years back, "New Adult."
On the other hand, while I don't read "romantasy" I find it a handy way to understand what a book is aiming for. Another new one, "autofiction," I also find helpful. Women's fiction doesn't really mean anything when you get down to it.
"So: crime novel? Women’s fiction? Literary thriller? "
Could we PLEASE trash the term "women's fiction"?
Agree. Women’s fiction seems outdated.
It's not a genre categorization that I find much value in myself (though it's an improvement on the previous, "chick lit"), but then I'm disinclined to a lot of genre categories that are primarily rooted in segmenting for the purposes of marketing, as opposed to being truly descriptive of the genre's characteristics. I had similar objections to a popular category from a few years back, "New Adult."
On the other hand, while I don't read "romantasy" I find it a handy way to understand what a book is aiming for. Another new one, "autofiction," I also find helpful. Women's fiction doesn't really mean anything when you get down to it.
Well now I want to read both her and Margaret Millar.
Thanks for the recommendation of Margaret Millar! I sucked down Beast in View last night and loved it.