I was just having a similar conversation with a friend about sex in books and why it works and why it doesn't. Now, I'm cool with sex in books just for the sake of being erotic, but to me it isn't erotic if it doesn't make sense, if you can't for the life of you see why anyone would be doing it with that person or under those circumstances. You know?
Of course, I used to say I wouldn't put sex in a story, and then I started in on Boyhouse and realized that sex was relevant to a book about gender politics. But... I don't like reading books in which the sex is a gimmick. I just don't. So many women seem to go for that, but I don't get it.
I'm definitely seeking out this one, though. Thanks for the tip. ;)
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Date: 2009-01-25 02:26 am (UTC)Of course, I used to say I wouldn't put sex in a story, and then I started in on Boyhouse and realized that sex was relevant to a book about gender politics. But... I don't like reading books in which the sex is a gimmick. I just don't. So many women seem to go for that, but I don't get it.
I'm definitely seeking out this one, though. Thanks for the tip. ;)