Is Sex really necessary?

Blake1220 · Post by **Blake1220** » 02 Aug 2020, 12:20

Sushan wrote:
> Despite all the dangers and the exhaustion from the expedition, Grant, the
> protagonist, finds time for sexual encounters.
>
> Has the author depicted the true human nature? Or is this inclusion just to
> attract the readers who are fond of sexually explicit content? Is sexual
> content really necessary for fiction?

I don’t believe that sexual content is necessary. As you mentioned it is an attractive feature to people looking for explicit content. Such content distracts from the meaning behind the story and drastically degrades the book.

Melissa Breen · Post by **Melissa Breen** » 02 Aug 2020, 15:15

I would see it as a way to attract readers or to make Grant seem "cooler", but I dont think its necessary, in fact it kind of takes away from the book

Post by **Mallory Porshnev** » 02 Aug 2020, 15:59

Sushan wrote:
> Despite all the dangers and the exhaustion from the expedition, Grant, the
> protagonist, finds time for sexual encounters.
>
> Has the author depicted the true human nature? Or is this inclusion just to
> attract the readers who are fond of sexually explicit content? Is sexual
> content really necessary for fiction?

I don't really think sex is necessary in most books. It is there to appeal to a certain type of reader or to broaden the scope of potential readers. I don't think in this case it adds to the story or is truly realistic.

Falling4Ever · Post by **Falling4Ever** » 03 Aug 2020, 06:15

I think it was a bit overdone. Personally, if I were facing extreme dangers and going on crazy adventures, sure it may happen here and there, but not as frequently as he pushes it.

Kenesha Latoya Fowler · Post by **Kenesha Latoya Fowler** » 03 Aug 2020, 10:49

The sex in this book probably wasn't a necessary feature. However, the author managed to tie the sexual activities to something out of the characters control: the environment. In that sense, I wasn't too put off by its inclusion. What I was put off by was that some of it seemed a little depraved to me. Sharing partners? No, thank you!

Miller56 · Post by **Miller56** » 03 Aug 2020, 13:11

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 definitely agree with you. I think many times the graphic scenes detract from the story.

baha Ibrahim · Post by **baha Ibrahim** » 03 Aug 2020, 13:53

Sex is natural. I have read a book that after the author described her so well, I began to wonder about her sexuality. Sex is part of life. If a writer decides to employ such, it's fine!

Onyinye_Favour · Post by **Onyinye_Favour** » 03 Aug 2020, 15:06

To me, sex is necessary to some extent in frictional work if it is well presented. Fiction itself tends to imitate real situations. In life, sex is necessary but within a certain confinement. If sex is important to the very thing fiction imitates, I don't find it disturbing if it is found in a fictional work. But the main point is to see that even when sex is included it should be didactic in nature and not morally declining.

readsbyarun · Post by **readsbyarun** » 03 Aug 2020, 16:30

I honestly don't see sex or the fantasy was really necessary in this story but it did provide an attention to the reader to analyse the other side of it. and it is narrated in the story to provide a message to the reader that the human emotions are much stronger than the scientific researches.

Faithmwangi · Post by **Faithmwangi** » 04 Aug 2020, 11:38

I don't think it was necessary as without it the storyline would still be okay. I think it was a way for the author to appeal to a larger audience.

Adedayo+23 · Post by **Adedayo+23** » 04 Aug 2020, 15:49

Topsey wrote:
> Although I agree that sex is not necessarily important for books to
> include, I don’t think the inclusion here is out of place. I think it
> demonstrates how one can still be deterred by our more baser/natural
> instinct, regardless of the various tasks at hand.

Exactly! And what is a truer depiction of being human than our imperfections? To be human is to be often irrational and to sometimes make avoidable mistakes.

gayscott · Post by **gayscott** » 04 Aug 2020, 21:12

It is not necessary to have sexually explicit scenes in a fictional book to keep the reader interested. In fact, I find it distasteful. Sorry- just being real.

LuciusM · Post by **LuciusM** » 05 Aug 2020, 03:56

Inclusion of sex in the book is important as it has helped the author develop his plot and more so bringing the aspect of reality of life. It has also helped to break the monotony.

simplybyjenn · Post by **simplybyjenn** » 05 Aug 2020, 07:41

I think the sex was neccessay as the science-fiction element was that hormone plant that increased that sexual desire. It plays on inherit human nature of a sexual appetite and amps it up for the science-fiction piece. I think that without it, the story would be less believable especially with the character being a young male who would naturally have these urges.

jdsatosk · Post by **jdsatosk** » 05 Aug 2020, 14:23

Carennkemdiala wrote:
> I would be dishonest if I said that the sex scenes in the book were totally
> unnecessary. For me, sex is a natural occurrence and everyone would
> normally have urges, it’s now left for you as a person to decide to
> physically get involved sexually or not. So generally, I think it was just
> normal for Grant as a young guy to have sex even amidst the quest of
> finding his Uncle. The book is a good read.

I agree. I think that, especially in situations where death and danger are all around, sex is a celebration of not being dead or escaping danger.