"Love" Scenes.
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Re: "Love" Scenes.
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I lean on this side of the fence. I am always hesitant to recommend books if there is especially explicit sex scenes in it. But if there are sex scenes, there is a difference between describing in a beautiful or vulgar way. So often, the "steamy" romance books lean toward the vulgar, and I refuse to read those. I will read a book with the occasional tasteful scene (okay, or funny scene, as sometimes happens in chic lit), but will sometimes skip those if they are unnecessary for understanding the plot.kandscreeley wrote:I don't think there is a need for those type of scenes. You can be sexy without overt details.
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As long you get the emotions across, I think descriptive scenes like "racy scenes" could not be needed at all.
Writers are free on what they want to write. I think it is their privilege to decide on how and what they want to write.
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I agree with that. I think they can actually push the plot forward and be devices for the story but other times they're used to just add "intrigue" or because they think it will somehow make the story more interesting.MsAlpha wrote: ↑12 Oct 2017, 10:35 I've read books where explicit love scenes are unnecessary and not even artfully written. It makes you feel that the author was hoping you'd keep turning the pages by giving you porn. But good books do come along where these love scenes are artfully done, and fit perfectly.
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