What did you think of the erotic scenes?
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Re: What did you think of the erotic scenes?
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I feel the same way about writers getting unnecessarily poetic about erotic scenes, it just makes them hard to read. I liked that they got to be together but hated the way it was written.AliceofX wrote: ↑01 Sep 2018, 02:58 To me, that was the most cringe-inducing part of the book. I can't stand when writers try to be all literary and use phrases like, "openly displaying his manly attributes," and, "She was a tight bud opening to his heat." Just use adult words for goodness sake.
But maybe that's just me. Maybe that would have made the book too adult. What did you think?
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I totally agree with this. It's not that hard to be straight-forward. The euphemisms and flowery language take away from the writing. I'd rather the author just leave these parts out.CommMayo wrote: ↑01 Sep 2018, 16:44I wouldn't qualify the sex scenes in this book as erotic or slightly pornographic. Short of saying, "...and then they made love," the author just include some tacky euphemisms and included so little detail. I think I would have preferred she completely ignore the act itself to her poor treatment of it.
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