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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
An interesting question! Though I don't exactly "scarf down" erotica like Big Macs, I've read it and watched it over the years. And over the years, I've developed a way to compartmentalize erotica separately from "real life." Erotica is something that applies solely to itself: It is a fiction, acted out by characters that don't exist, or actors/actresses playing a role for money. It does not apply to "real life."
I've used this method to train myself to specifically not look at or think of people I know or are acquainted with in terms of eros; I only think erotic thoughts directed at fictional characters or people who intentionally present themselves as erotic objects.
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Interesting. I know longer read romances and/or erotic books/magazines due to age and thyroid problems (just totally lost interest).
When I did I rarely had much personal interest in the characters or seek out specific authors. I enjoyed the books, but out of sight, out of mind.
With other books (mystery/fantasy/science fiction/espionage etc.) I often did have an ongoing interest in the characters and would hope for a sequel or twenty. I have even been in the position of not wanting to continue reading a series after a long term supporting character was killed. Silly I know.
Romance and erotic scenes will not put me off a book or a series, but if that is all there is I will rarely finish the book.
Helen