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

[guardians-song.livejournal.com]

Personally, I think the slash factor involves "OOH, GOODIE! TWO HOT MEN! AND SEX! WITH EACH OTHER! :DDDDDD" XD *is a slasher*

And as for het erotica... I'm not interested in the dripping sheath of the female protagonist or whatnot. :P XD Y'know?

So, yay! Slashers unite! :D

[relmneiko.livejournal.com]

I'm not interested in the dripping sheath of the female protagonist or whatnot

In movies, sex scenes will always show more of the woman's body than the man's - even if it's a total chick flick aimed at a female audience. Sometimes when I read het scenes I feel like I'm reading a hentai doujinshi - y'know, where the guy is basically offscreen except for his dick and the girl gets a full-page spread. The guy becomes a tool for displaying the woman's body, and it ends up serving both parties short. :/