Sex is neither good nor bad but writing makes it so

Jane Messer

Sex is neither good nor bad but writing makes it so

Jane Messer

Department of English

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Abstract

A poorly written sex scene can be viscerally dreadful. While porn is fundamentally unrealistic, bad sex in prose that’s not explicit can be excruciating.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 3 Dec 2015

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Keywords

Literature
Metaphor

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https://theconversation.com/sex-is-neither-good-nor-bad-but-writing-makes-it-so-51722

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