Review of ChickLit (2016) by Peter Bradshaw for Guardian — 31 Aug 2016

All the cultural references are weirdly strained and off-target.

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This review of ChickLit (2016) was written by Peter Bradshaw and published by Guardian on 31 Aug 2016.

ChickLit has generally received negative reviews.

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