Is Sex really necessary?
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Re: Is Sex really necessary?
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Maybe that was the author's idea, to give a llittle break to the heavily adventurous plot
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Going for multiples seems too much for the plot, though it cannot be said that it was totally unnecessaryAnnOgochukwu wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 06:13 Naturally, sex serves therapeutic purposes. Perhaps the sex was to serve as means of easing tension - for Grant -. Although Grant's taste for multiple sexual partners in such a dire situation is unusual.
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Who knows? Maybe the author was depicting himself through Grant
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Although the inclusion is necessary or not, it should be done appropriatelyBookLoverMC wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 08:56 For me, sex scenes in novels are all about how they're done. Too vulgar and it's unreadable, not explicit enough and it's boring. There needs to be a good balance of emotion and sexual content.
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Yes, though they didn't developed the plot, they developed Grant's character
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Such scenes, especially with multiples, portrays Grant's real characterDoziesixtus wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 10:09 In as much as I'm not a fan of sexual contents usually found in fiction books, I think this one portrayed in this book is one of the ways to define the character of Grant.
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Exactly. Even the drinking unveils who the characters are.Sushan wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 13:46Such scenes, especially with multiples, portrays Grant's real characterDoziesixtus wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 10:09 In as much as I'm not a fan of sexual contents usually found in fiction books, I think this one portrayed in this book is one of the ways to define the character of Grant.
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Given the general nature of the book, those scenes can seem out of placeLinaMueller wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 10:13I agree one hundred percent. It was totally irrelevant in that specific context.Miks_solon wrote: ↑02 Jul 2020, 10:47 I'd say it was the latter. Sex is undeniably the reality of a human being. However, that subject is irrelevant especially that the context of the book doesn't revolve around romantic drama.
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Fictions can have distractions. But if they are too distracting then it becomes annoyingidoreyen90 wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 12:01 Well, I think these sex inclusion are sometimes necessary to sort of distract the reader a bit. But having said that , I think it should be reduced to the barest minimum.
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Having a mission doesn't mean that he/she has to suppress all his/her other needs and practisesMarion Jepkosgei wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 12:25 Ruling out the sex as irrelevant in the book is just defying our human nature. Just because Grant was on an expedition to find his uncle doesn't mean he shuts the natural instinct to have sex. To me, Fred's addition of a sex in the book is pretty normal. No man is an island.
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If fictions depict human nature, yes, they can include every aspect of human nature. Yet, it has to be appropriate in content as well as in quantityRosemary Wright wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 12:51 Of course, sex is necessary in fiction if the author wants it included in their story. If sex is part of life, i don't see any reasons why it should not be part of fictional stories. We all have sex, so I wonder why some adult readers are pissed off when they see sexual scenes in books. Is that not hypocrisy? Just my opinion.
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If it was author's idea to make the reader understand better about this forbidden land by including those scenes, then that is okayPriyanka2304 wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 13:06 To depict the true nature of what exactly this new world was capable of doing, I think it was an element that needed a reference in the book. The chemicals that the environment was releasing was having an unusual impact on the characters.
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