My mother and SBTB reader Susan were kind enough to send me a link to info on the Literary Review’s Bad Sex in Fiction prize. From fantasizing about foot surgeons to sex with glassy-eyed sheep with fine lashes (shouldn’t every heroine have fine lashes?!) this contest is the Bulwer-Lytton of sex scenes. Susan’s reaction: “ye, gods, and they have the NERVE to go on and on about purple prose in ROMANCE?” Amen to that!
Shouldn’t there be a romance novel’s bad sex scenes contest? Have y’all read any sex scenes that were just absolute howlers this year, in a new or recently-published book? Perhaps we need to make this a year-end event - Smart Bitches, Bad Sex contest. Not that we’re having bad sex. Smart Bitches never have bad sex!
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My husband started reading romances after listening to me giggle through Heyer’s Fredricka (sp?). He has prompted his male friends to try some of the more mystery/adventure titles with good results. Good writing can be found in all genres. Go…
Elizabeth Wadsworth, re Lever House: you’re spot on, as apparently the restaurant’s in the Lever Building, which is the original home of the Lever Soap Company.
Thank you all for your gratifying responses! I’ll be starting Heyer very…
Love Doc Turtle’s snark --- admire the outcome of this experiment. Cannot wait for the Heyer review! Hurray for Doc Turtle!
