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April 27, 2005

from the smart bitches: the definitive word on sex scenes

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You have to understand, first and foremost, that the Smart Bitches pull no punches. At their place you can read posts with titles like: I like big dicks and I cannot lie. You get links like this one (Sex in the Romance: A Review of Romantic Encounters of the Close Kind), where you'll find a blow-by-blow analysis of sex scenes as read by a man.

I love the Smart Bitches weblog. I love it as much as I love gettupgrrl and Robyn Bender's fanfic and all things Farscape. Here's what I believe: if anybody can bring the romance genre into the light of day (and by that I mean, get people to admit that (a) there is some great writing in the genre and (b) it's worth reading), it's this group of women. It may take a couple more years, but I think they could pull it off.

So here's the (maybe not absolutely final) word on sex scenes from a post titled Too Much Sex is Bad, MMMKay?

Now sit down and brace yourself, because this may come as a BIG FUCKING SHOCK (whoops, sorry, BIG MMM-KAYING SHOCK), but I generally don’t judge the merits of a book solely on sex scenes or whether naughty language is used. If the characters engage me, if the craft is solid, if the plot is entertaining, I’ll enjoy the book whether it had 20 sex scenes or none at all. What a revolutionary concept!

April 27, 2005 07:37 PM

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Thanks for all these great links that you put in your entries.... I don't think I would come across them otherwise.

Posted by: Jacqui at April 29, 2005 02:48 AM

Speaking of fine links... the fabulous Cassandra just drew my attention to musings of a Nice Southern Boy about "erotic romance," and, I am charmed:
http://tqof.blogspot.com/2005/04/my-feminine-side-is-dirty-dirty-girl.html#comments

Posted by: robyn at April 29, 2005 03:26 PM

P.S., he makes some good points about pro wrestling [g]

Posted by: robyn at April 29, 2005 03:30 PM

ooooh, good link. Charming is the right word, especially the bit about how men's tastes in the erotic do not include forays into fashion and marital arrangements.

Thanks to both fabulous Cassandra (where is she these days?) and to radiant Robyn.

Posted by: sara at April 30, 2005 08:54 AM

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