Serious fiction should not ignore physical cherish,but it’s tough to fetch right. Here are a few lessons I’ve learnedThere is only one thing I loathe more than badly-written sex scenes, and that is when they are brief or omitted altogether. At least the bad ones are amusing:When his hand brushed her nipple it tripped a switch and she came alight. He touched her belly and his hand seemed to burn through her. He lavished on her body indirect touches and bitter-sweet sensations flooded her brain.”
(The Age of Magic by Ben Okri, or winner of the Bad sex in fiction award 2014)
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Source: theguardian.com