A thought or two.

[hellozombies.livejournal.com]

While discussing the idea of sex in novels with a friend of mine, I (of course) brought up LKH and her...um...lack of skills in that particular area. My friend said that it's extremely difficult to write sex--descriptive or not--and that she feels "awkward" while reading sex scenes. I (again) chimed in about Anita Blake--about how not only did I feel awkward, I also felt pretty damn squicked out.

We've all lamented over the boring, repetitive, gross sex. My question is, have you ever--in any novel that's ever been written--seen a decent, titillating, enthralling sex scene?

The more and more I think about it, the more I realize that I haven't seen one that's left me breathless and panting. I know that I'm much more of a slash girl than anything, but isn't that what they're supposed to do?

(It's much more fun laughing about bad sex scenes than it is hunting for good ones, I'll tell you that.)

Thoughts, dear lashers?

Comments

[evewithanapple.livejournal.com]

What, Mona? That was in the second book (which sucked, as did the third). I don't remember any underage stuff in TWH.

[tsubaki-ny.livejournal.com]

Wasn't Julien fucked by a ghost or taltos or something when he was THREE? I distinctly remember a horrifying reference to "baby juices."

Granted, the whole thing was about this creature of darkness sort of breeding and controlling the family so I didn't expect it to use moral means, but GOD DAMN.