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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% | |
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04-01-2011, 03:54 PM | #76 |
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Do we have another JSWolf who cannot multi quote?
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04-01-2011, 03:57 PM | #77 |
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04-01-2011, 03:57 PM | #78 |
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You keep mentioning Gaea & I'm quite interested in trying them. Unfortunately, they are not available as e-books.
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04-01-2011, 04:02 PM | #79 |
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Well it is only the best ever SF book IMHO !
Can't find on Amazon, Smashwords or elsewhere. PM me and I'll send them to you, or just buy hardcover, it's worth it ! Author : John Varley Books : "Titan", "Wizard", "Demon" ("Gaea" trilogy) Last edited by Enkidu of Abydos; 04-01-2011 at 04:06 PM. |
04-01-2011, 04:25 PM | #80 |
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Its spellbanisher you jackwagon! And what herd? What woman would go for someone so whiny and oversensitive? Studs don't need to complain or claim victim status. They're too busy getting laid. Everything else is just dirt off their shoulders.
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04-01-2011, 04:35 PM | #81 |
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The thing that made me hate The Time Traveler's Wife was the sex scenes. They were worthless and contributed almost nothing to the book. For a moment it seemed like the author was going to throw something in there that would validate their inclusion, but she didn't.
When it comes to sex scenes in fiction, I prefer it to be clear cut. Implied sex is one thing, because it's usually only there to progress the story for some purpose. Explicit sex tends not to be an issue because I don't usually read the books where I find it. My biggest beef is when I find an explicit sex scene in a book that does nothing for it, ala The Time Traveler's Wife or Cory Doctorow's Makers. It just sits in there as if the publisher grabbed a generic erotic lit. piece, plugged in the names and inserted it in the book. Annoys the heck out of me. |
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Well excuse me, stud, but what exactly are you doing on your portret ? Nighty night everyone... |
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04-01-2011, 04:42 PM | #83 |
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@spellbanisher
well he said herd - you know like a herd of sheep maybe |
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I wouldn't have brought it up in this thread because, from my perspective, it dovetailed so seamlessly with the rest of the story that I have to be reminded that there were sex scenes in Makers. |
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04-01-2011, 09:15 PM | #87 |
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Piers Anthony novels would be better off with the sex scenes. Because they generally are creepy and/or involve underage girls.
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04-02-2011, 12:19 PM | #88 |
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Oh yeah I love them, the dirtier the better, bring them on baby!
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04-02-2011, 12:41 PM | #89 |
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Sex scenes are perfectly fine. And sometimes horribly uncomfortable (when done right, great!). And sometimes arousing (but these can be so so cheap! You know the kind, Sexualized situations connected by tissue paper thin story elements. Yeah, we get it, the sex is the main point and if your not here for that your totally in the wrong place!)
Sex is a part of my identity and I assume the same can be said for fictional (or not) characters. |
04-02-2011, 01:49 PM | #90 |
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