sick-lit

sick-lit
n.
A literary genre that features individuals dealing with fatal or devastating diseases. Also: sick lit.
Example Citations:
Literary media have been abuzz about the "sick-lit" controversy: novels written for teenagers with themes of death, fatal disease and psychological disease such as anorexia.
—Russell Smith, " Sick-lit: a symptom of publishing's decline?: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/sick-lit-a-symptom-of-publishings-decline/article8632529/?cmpid=rss1," The Globe and Mail, February 13, 2013
The blurbs for 'teen sick-lit' — as it's become known — trip over themselves to promise their books will drive readers 'to tears' or leave them 'devastated'.
—Tanith Carey, " The 'sick-lit' books aimed at children: It's a disturbing phenomenon. Tales of teenage cancer, self-harm and suicide...: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2256356/The-sick-lit-books-aimed-children-Its-disturbing-phenomenon-Tales-teenage-cancer-self-harm-suicide-.html," The Daily Mail, January 3, 2013
Earliest Citation:
If you want to read a good book by a famous person, check out Karen Duffy's "Model Patient," which takes the genre of Sick Lit — wherein mostly female memoirists explore their battles with cancer, depression, lupus, anorexia, et al. — and turns it on its head.
—Jennifer Weiner, "Celebrity Biography Roundup: Jewel and Karen Duffy," The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 2, 2000
Notes: Related Words: Categories:

New words. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • lit´ter|er — lit|ter «LIHT uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. little bits left about in disorder; things scattered about: »Children should pick up their own litter. The kitchen was covered with the litter of dressmakers preparing for the wedding (Hall Caine).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lit|ter — «LIHT uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. little bits left about in disorder; things scattered about: »Children should pick up their own litter. The kitchen was covered with the litter of dressmakers preparing for the wedding (Hall Caine). SYNONYM(S): trash …   Useful english dictionary

  • lad lit — n. A literary genre that features books written by men and focusing on young, male characters, particularly those who are selfish, insensitive, and afraid of commitment. Also: lad literature. lad lit adj. Example Citations: So far, however,… …   New words

  • shtick lit — n. A writing genre in which the author undertakes an odd or stuntlike project with the intention of writing about the experience. Also: schtick lit, shtik lit. Example Citations: Now, in his third book, he spends two years eating, exercising and… …   New words

  • misery lit — n. A memoir or novel that focuses on extreme personal trauma and abuse. Also: misery lit, mis lit, misery literature, misery memoir. Example Citations: Today s idea: Is women s fiction plagued by misery lit, obsessed with bereavement, child abuse …   New words

  • chick lit — n. A literary genre that features books written by women and focusing on young, quirky, female protagonists. Also: chick lit. Example Citation: The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing is the chick lit book of the moment, a loosely linked set of… …   New words

  • Unction of the Sick, Holy Sacrament of the — The sacramental use of anointing the sick with oil, symbolic of the act of cleansing and healing. One of the seven sacraments of the church, after the teachings of St. James the apostle: Is any among you sick? Let him call for the priests of the… …   Dictionary of church terms

  • Books and Magazines — backstory belligerati bibliotherapy blog book blurb whore bonkbuster bookling carnography …   New words

  • me-moir — (MEE mwar) n. A memoir that is exceptionally self centered. Example Citation: She became the poster girl for all the evils of the book genre my friend Jane calls me moirs (as in, Dad was a drunk; Mom was a drunk; Dad was my lover; Dad was my mom) …   New words

  • Writing — autopathography backstory bardolatry blog blogosphere blurb whore chick lit cyberscriber …   New words

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”