Yeah, I know those sequels. And I was even more disappointed in them.
See, for me it has nothing to do with being conditioned by fanfic or desiring the titillation of explicit scenes, but what I regard as capturing "life".
I am alwas disappointed by books and stories in which the characters never sneeze, never eat, never use the toilet ... and in which I'm supposed to believe that there is an essential intimate relationship going that is never shown "on page".
In Laurie King's novels it's still okay, because she is writing "in style" - old-fashioned, Victorian.
But there are quite a number of modern fantasy (or other novels) that still expect readers to believe in those oh so hawt relationships and all you ever see is a chaste kiss.
I wish authors had more courage about including facts of life in their stories. From diarrheas to orgasms.
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Date: 2008-06-27 11:10 am (UTC)See, for me it has nothing to do with being conditioned by fanfic or desiring the titillation of explicit scenes, but what I regard as capturing "life".
I am alwas disappointed by books and stories in which the characters never sneeze, never eat, never use the toilet ... and in which I'm supposed to believe that there is an essential intimate relationship going that is never shown "on page".
In Laurie King's novels it's still okay, because she is writing "in style" - old-fashioned, Victorian.
But there are quite a number of modern fantasy (or other novels) that still expect readers to believe in those oh so hawt relationships and all you ever see is a chaste kiss.
I wish authors had more courage about including facts of life in their stories. From diarrheas to orgasms.