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From: li@uw-vlsi.ARPA (Phyllis Li)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: more sexual stuff
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Date: Fri, 31-Jan-86 22:20:11 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 31 22:20:11 1986
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Summary: People write good stuff, too!!

There has been a lot of material about how terrible sex is in literature.  I
want to point out that there are writers that can use sex as a pertinant
part of their charcter development; and as sex began everybody (well, now
almost everybody :) ), and is such a big part of each person's development
and self-image (I mean who thinks of themselves as neuter?!  OK, other than
the neutered... :) ) that I think it natural to include it as part of a
charactization.  Yes, there is trash out there, but then there is trash in
every genre...

Two writers that I will point out are Tanith Lee and Eric Lustbader.
Neither do gratuitous sex, however, neither, I believe, has a book without
sex in it.  Arguments?  :).  Of course if one is distasteful about the entire
subject, well I can't help you.  However, for those that do enjoy sensuous
characters but are disgusted with those that just stick 'em in without a
rhyme or reason, do try these authors.  I recommend anything by Lustbader.
Lee you have to be a little more selective; but *Sabella*, the Birthgrave
series, any of the Master series (oh, a Demon Lord without sex?! Horror!!),
or (my favorite) *Cyrion* are good *books*.  There are probably some I have
either forgotten or don't know about (like her latest or the Silver Metal
Lover) so I will say that it isn't complete.  All I know is that I LIKED the
ones I mentioned.

				Liralen
-- 
A closed mouth gathers no foot.

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