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?

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[jerel.livejournal.com]

Psychologists say that, especially in women, the brain also needs to be stimulated.

One study I read said that when women have sexual fantasies, they tend to fantasize about men they already know (friends, co-workers, professors, etc.) The inference is that an emotional connection is important to hetero women [that was the only group studied.]

is every time supposed to be AWESOME! and WET! and SCREAMING! Or is Anita Blake just wrong on yet another level?

As my co-worker Ms. W once told me, "Honey, if it ain't good, he's doin' something wrong." In all seriousness, though, is it going to be off the decibel scale with copious amounts of fluid? Probably not. But y'know what? I'm okay with that.

(Perhaps we should have "super lubrication" to AB's list of powers?")