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I think by definition chicklit isn’t high art. And yes, there was probably an element of baiting as well as misogyny in the opinion, so no need to rise to it.
And on the (misapplied) appellation of Austen as chicklit, the more I read her, the more I think it’s not about the romance, it’s about class and money. She’s got serious things to say on both topics; the romance is just dressing.
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