I have to admit to being a chick-lit fan and I'm proud of it. I know they're not the most intellectual books on the market but I like them because they're easy to read and more often than not are fluffy and light-hearted - perfect for me to read after a hard and quite often stressful day at work. Don't get me wrong I like a good thriller or whatever too but I don't necessarily want anything too heavy in the evenings and want something that I don't have to think too hard about. I like escapism and chick lit is easy to do just that.
I do think Michelle is right though. The term chick lit is used to describe books too often. Not all books that are classed as a chick lit are light-hearted, funny and about 20-something, single, career women. I read a book recently about a happily married woman struggling with post natal depression. It was a fantastic and very insightful read and it was classed as chick lit and had the brightly coloured cover too. I mean how many people would have been put off by that and in the process missed out on a good read because of it?