Is Sex really necessary?

Haywhyre7 · Post by **Haywhyre7** » 28 Jul 2020, 06:12

Being honest I saw nothing wrong in the sex portrayed in the novel. I'm not a fan of characters who are all perfect and courageous and morally upright and brave and sanctiomonius and wise..Have a visible character flaw!.. And if Grant's is a sexual weakness for his partner then so be it

The Last Sentinel · Post by **The Last Sentinel** » 28 Jul 2020, 06:41

The_Vivian wrote:
> I wouldn't want to completely rule out the necessity of the sex in the book
> even though I think it could have been left out. It was however a necessary
> plot for persons who may not have ordinarily enjoyed the science.
I do agree with you. Sex in the book was unnecessary ,although it served other purpose such as attracting readers who love novels which have sexual content. So in my opinion it still made sense in this context.

Angatia · Post by **Angatia** » 28 Jul 2020, 08:58

TasiWin wrote:
> I am finding that sexual content is a matter of reader preference and
> subject to that. At this point, it is not even about the plot or characters.
> or even the author

There you have it, Tasiwin, I think, understanding the author's intentions and contextualizing why such a scene was included In the tale is a matter of reader's preference, isn't it?

Dannyphery · Post by **Dannyphery** » 28 Jul 2020, 09:29

Well, I personally didn't think the sex was completely necessary. It could have still been nice if it was left out...
I think the author uses it to make his readers more engaged in the book.

Patrick Maina1 · Post by **Patrick Maina1** » 28 Jul 2020, 14:49

Science is not everybody's cup of coffee.A little bit of sex spices up the story.It was necessary in my view.

kathy2705 · Post by **kathy2705** » 29 Jul 2020, 08:45

I think that a story doesn't always have to be about one thing. The author may have included it just to emphasise our human nature.

Astrolorraine · Post by **Astrolorraine** » 29 Jul 2020, 10:00

In this particular case, it tied in with the plant hormone stuff, so it made sense, not to mention the fact that it's human nature to get distracted by nature's calls. That's not unrealistic. As to whether it's necessary in fiction in general... probably not, but plenty of people like it.

Christiana+- · Post by **Christiana+-** » 30 Jul 2020, 10:24

Some people might not find this novel complete if emotions like is not express. I believe it might be one of the reasons why the author has to add sex to it.

Jbonds · Post by **Jbonds** » 31 Jul 2020, 06:44

B Creech wrote:
> I found it distasteful. I can't understand how it was necessary for the
> story. Many times, at least for me, books lose their interest because of
> things like overly graphic sex, violence, and profanity thrown into it.
> Books can be excellent reads without it!

I completely agree! Books are so much better without it. If I wanted to be entertained with graphic sex, violence and profanity, I would watch TV.

Ohemaaboakye · Post by **Ohemaaboakye** » 31 Jul 2020, 12:48

I haven't actually been able to complete this book yet but I'd say sex scenes in a book are fine as long as it isn't too excessive.

Book Reader18 · Post by **Book Reader18** » 31 Jul 2020, 13:44

I understand wanting to give proof for the claim of a hormone increase due to the flora of Zona. However, I found it to be completely unnecessary in the sheer amount of times it is mentioned. It seemed like severe excess and takes away from the main plot in my opinion.

David_Kariuki · Post by **David_Kariuki** » 01 Aug 2020, 02:45

Anna Dougherty wrote:
> I do not believe that sexual endeavors are necessary for this book. Grant
> should not have time for a romantic involvement on the expedition. Although
> I do not think sex is necessary for the story I trust in the fact that the
> author thought it was important enough to the plot to include it.
I think a few sexual scenes were necessary, however the author might have overdone it by including multiple scenes.

David_Kariuki · Post by **David_Kariuki** » 01 Aug 2020, 02:52

Benita_umunakwe wrote:
> It is human nature to have sexual urges and I think the author depicted the
> true human nature and I don't think it's for only readers who are fond of
> it.
I concur. The book tends to reveal the true nature of human beings. sex is an essential aspect in this regard, however, the book would have done better with fewer sex scenes.

B00kN1nja · Post by **B00kN1nja** » 01 Aug 2020, 06:05

Elvis Best wrote:
> In my opinion, the sex scenes were a distraction from what was actually
> happening. I found it shocking that author decided to add sex scenes. It
> adds up to why I felt the book dragged on for a bit too long.

I’m glad I’m not alone in the feeling that the sex scenes caused the book to drag. I didn’t think some of the sex was uncalled for, but when we got to part three the book really dragged for me. I did not care that everyone was sleeping together, I just wanted to see how things would tie up and what kind of things the author envisioned there. I know the hormone producing plants were another sci-if element to add, but it just felt like an excuse for male sex fantasies. It really decreased my fondness of the book greatly the author honestly.