Meaning of grip-lit | Babel Free

Definitions

A subgenre of psychological thriller novels that combine elements of gripping suspense with elements of domestic or psychological drama.

uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“Data shows that it might remain a popular activity in 2016 too, and that, like grip-lit, it might even be here to stay.”

“The result is a ferociously addictive, troubling, seductive read whose title, Thus Bad Begins, fits right into the literary world’s latest trending category, Grip Lit.”

“Scotland-based YA author Cat Clarke's sixth novel, Girlhood, ticks many of the boxes we expect to encounter in the "grip-lit" genre: a female protagonist, a dark past, and someone close to the narrator that we're not sure they should trust (and can we even trust the narrator in the first place?).”

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