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It didn’t affect my enjoyment of the book. I can see why some are saying it was repetitive and maybe be uncomfortable at times, but it was fine for me!
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I think it depends on how much you are used to reading sexual content. I don't think it is that bad or that scandalous, maybe it makes it less elegant in some cases, but it depends on the level of comfort each one has.
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So I found explicit content but within the these content, you find important aspect to look over. And that's the most important thing to reconsider.
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I'm all for artistic expression, so I know as a poet that as long as the sexual content is useful, then I do not have any complaints. Everything is about the context is which sexual innuendos are used and I believe the author was useful in his implementation of these moments.
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Kathy Smith 16 wrote: 28 Nov 2023, 13:32 I found the innuendos clever but overplayed. Of the 52 calligrams/photography poems, 37 were innuendos. I definitely did not like the innuendos that involved kids, like the one where the first half implied bondage, but it was just a little girl getting pigtails done before school.
I also agree that it was overdone. When I first started reading I figured many one or two would have this innuendo, but the majority did and it was stale by the time I finished reading the collection.
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Princewill Uchenna wrote: 25 Dec 2023, 17:40 I dont not think so. Personally it did not affect the overall pleasure I had reading this book even though some readers will be uncomfortable with it.
I feel the same way. I can definitely see how these poems would make others uncomfortable, while I personally enjoyed them. I thought they were clever and interesting to read. The first few made me second guess whether I was imagining the innuendos and just had a dirty mind, or if the author was being intentional! That was a fun aspect to me. I tend to enjoy when authors tease their readers a bit.
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It didn't affect the book really much. Although it became less appealing due to little redundancy but other positive values of the book covered for it.
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Not really, the sexual teasings made the book more interesting and kelt the reader more focused and wondering what the teaser would end up being as the poems concluded
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I think I was a bit uncomfortable with the sexual scenes at times. Although I took upon the book with positive and open mind, it caught me off-gaurd some times and hence I can say that the sexual implications definitely reduced the quality of the book by slightest bit
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I don't really think it does. I feel that it adds a lot of depth to the book. It takes away the boredom and brings it to life.
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I had no problems with it. It is part of life and should be treated as such not shyed away from. It was great to read.
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The sexual teasing in the book didn't make me uncomfortable; in fact, it added to the book's intrigue.
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