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> Depiction of sex is very common in sci-fi post 80s What can I say, I simply don't agree. There are LOTS of books out there that don't even touch the subject
by self_awareness 6y ago
> Depiction of sex is very common in sci-fi post 80s
What can I say, I simply don't agree. There are LOTS of books out there that don't even touch the subject of sex. I don't mind the concept; but I think that including any graphical representation of sex in a non-erotic novel is a cheap shot, same trick as it's used in low quality movies/tv series. Cheap way to catch viewers? Put a sex scene in it. Cheap way to spark controversy? Put lots of sex scenes in it. I simply don't appreciate measures like this. I think that porn is for sex scenes. For sex encounters needed for plot, I think it's best left for imagination only.
- throwanem 6y agoYou must not be a fan of late Heinlein!
- monkeycantype 6y agoHello self_awareness, I have a different perspective on this. An erotic novel is written intentionally to arouse, but arousal isn't the only reason to include depictions of sex, sex is a powerful part of human experience, a part of our lives in which we can reveal extremes of our personality - where we can be vulnerable and also callous. To pick another Hugo winner, the sex scenes in le guin's 'the left hand of darkness' are so memorable not because they are sexually arousing but because of they explore the irresolvable unfairness of an existence in which we are subject to powerful desires for others that we long to have reciprocated, and the impatience, disgust and fear with which we respond to the desire of others towards us that we do not reciprocate - and importantly, the role power plays in how this is negotiated. I don't think there is anything cheap about that at all.
- boojums 6y agoDo you have any scifi or fantasy recommendations that fulfill this criteria?