Do you like sex/love scenes in the stories you read? - Page 10

GlenBarrington · 10-12-2012, 08:38 PM

Some writers can't write battle scenes, others can't write effectively about sex or political intrigue, I've found SF writers, as a group to be less than adequate when it comes to sexual activity (on paper, at least. I'm still waiting for that super hot female SF Writer with both poor eyesight and poor judgement to come along - If she could do stand up comedy as well, she'd be perfect).

It's really about each writer and their individual skills.

Bricorn · 10-13-2012, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

Some writers can't write battle scenes, others can't write effectively about sex or political intrigue, I've found SF writers, as a group to be less than adequate when it comes to sexual activity (on paper, at least. I'm still waiting for that super hot female SF Writer with both poor eyesight and poor judgement to come along - If she could do stand up comedy as well, she'd be perfect).

It's really about each writer and their individual skills.

Only if she owned a brewery as well.

NickyWithNook · 10-13-2012, 07:50 PM

I'm not squeemish about it or anything, but I don't think it's something that is described that well in words. It usually sounds awkward or silly. I don't mind some, but I would probably get bored with lots. Writen sex scenes don't seem very sexy to me at all.

shanghaichica · 10-14-2012, 05:18 AM

It depends on the story, who the characters are, how graphic it is etc. In some books I can't stand it but in others I like it.

JDK1962 · 10-14-2012, 10:40 AM

In thinking about it, I find that I don't have any particular feelings for sex scenes. I'm guided much more by the overall writing.

If I'm liking the writer's voice, I'm perfectly happy with sex scenes. When I read, I'm trusting the writer to take me through a story. If they feel they need to take me into the character's sex life, fine, I'll give them some rope (no BDSM pun intended).

If I'm not liking the writer, I've stopped reading long before I hit a sex scene. Bad writing is a turn-off regardless of whether it's about sex.

BeccaPrice · 10-14-2012, 11:35 AM

I listen to a lot of audio books, and I find (oddly) that I can read sex scenes easier than I can listen to them. The only ones that I don't feel uncomfortable listening to are Nora Roberts/JD Robb... because those are more about the emotional arc than they are tab A into slot B.

Freeshadow · 10-14-2012, 11:49 AM

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more about the emotional arc than they are tab A into slot B.

Agreed. Written erotica is for subtler cases than IKEA-porn. The more important the mindset is, the better. This is why BDSM is well served with text.

copyrite · 10-14-2012, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Freeshadow

IKEA-porn

LOL - I've not heard that expression before. Is that the same as PWP (porn-without-plot)?

When I realize there's almost more sex than pages turned, at that point I tend to skip the sex and see if there's actually a plotline to follow. As a rule I'll read it.

Have to agree though I can do without in audio format.

Freeshadow · 10-14-2012, 01:14 PM

Not sure. There's good sex possible without a poor plot added. Ikea-porn means in addition to plotless 'simple as possible' just like these manuals are meant to be.
Think: the dumbest non-imaginative way of having sex; mount, dump, umount

Abtacha · 10-14-2012, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by copyrite

LOL - I've not heard that expression before. Is that the same as PWP (porn-without-plot)?

No it's the boring he put his ____ in her ____ and so on. Technical descriptions of sex without anything erotic, like reading an IKEA manual on how to have sex.

There is of course a TVTropes page on it, it even has a picture (completely save for work, but it will ruin your live

)

Prestidigitweeze · 10-14-2012, 05:52 PM

The paradox is that fetishes are boring in the conventional sense but can also open doors to other kinds of form when the artist is imaginative. There's a rigor that seems completely arbitrary to people, but I find the arbitrariness interesting and amusing.

It's the sort of thing that makes Henry Darger and A.G. Rizzoli fun and Hans Bellmer and Unica Zürn interesting.

And then there's the whole issue of coded sexuality, which often makes the texture of the writing interesting in other ways (Proust, Stein, Roussel, Ashbery).

View Poll Results: Do you like sex/love scenes in the stories you read?
No nookie for me. I don't want to go there.	36	12.29%
Love scenes are fine if they contribute to characterization and plot.	165	56.31%
I really enjoy sexuality in fiction.	46	15.70%
Some sex is OK but only in small doses.	38	12.97%
Love scenes are why I read!	8	2.73%
Voters: 293. You may not vote on this poll

10-12-2012, 08:38 PM	#136
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	SF Writers aren't very good at sex. . . Some writers can't write battle scenes, others can't write effectively about sex or political intrigue, I've found SF writers, as a group to be less than adequate when it comes to sexual activity (on paper, at least. I'm still waiting for that super hot female SF Writer with both poor eyesight and poor judgement to come along - If she could do stand up comedy as well, she'd be perfect). It's really about each writer and their individual skills.

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10-13-2012, 07:50 PM	#138
NickyWithNook Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 3942770 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: American living in Australia Device: Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Fire, Kindle Pwhite (Don't use Nook anymore)	I'm not squeemish about it or anything, but I don't think it's something that is described that well in words. It usually sounds awkward or silly. I don't mind some, but I would probably get bored with lots. Writen sex scenes don't seem very sexy to me at all.

10-14-2012, 05:18 AM	#139
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	It depends on the story, who the characters are, how graphic it is etc. In some books I can't stand it but in others I like it.

10-14-2012, 10:40 AM	#140
JDK1962 Groupie Posts: 154 Karma: 2054094 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Boulder, CO Device: Kindle Voyage, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (for PDFs)	In thinking about it, I find that I don't have any particular feelings for sex scenes. I'm guided much more by the overall writing. If I'm liking the writer's voice, I'm perfectly happy with sex scenes. When I read, I'm trusting the writer to take me through a story. If they feel they need to take me into the character's sex life, fine, I'll give them some rope (no BDSM pun intended). If I'm not liking the writer, I've stopped reading long before I hit a sex scene. Bad writing is a turn-off regardless of whether it's about sex.

10-14-2012, 11:35 AM	#141
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I listen to a lot of audio books, and I find (oddly) that I can read sex scenes easier than I can listen to them. The only ones that I don't feel uncomfortable listening to are Nora Roberts/JD Robb... because those are more about the emotional arc than they are tab A into slot B.

10-14-2012, 01:14 PM	#144
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,818 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	Not sure. There's good sex possible without a poor plot added. Ikea-porn means in addition to plotless 'simple as possible' just like these manuals are meant to be. Think: the dumbest non-imaginative way of having sex; mount, dump, umount

10-14-2012, 05:52 PM	#146
Prestidigitweeze Fledgling Demagogue Posts: 2,384 Karma: 31132263 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: White Plains Device: Clara HD; Oasis 2; Aura HD; iPad Air; PRS-350; Galaxy S7.	The paradox is that fetishes are boring in the conventional sense but can also open doors to other kinds of form when the artist is imaginative. There's a rigor that seems completely arbitrary to people, but I find the arbitrariness interesting and amusing. It's the sort of thing that makes Henry Darger and A.G. Rizzoli fun and Hans Bellmer and Unica Zürn interesting. And then there's the whole issue of coded sexuality, which often makes the texture of the writing interesting in other ways (Proust, Stein, Roussel, Ashbery).