The Literary Review Bad Sex Awards 2011: The contenders
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. “He was naked when he awoke, and so was Fuka-Eri.”
11.22.63 by Stephen King. “She said, ‘Don’t make me wait, I’ve had enough of that’…”
Dead Europe by Christos Tsiolkas. “I sensed her embarrassment but even more I sensed…”
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November 26th, 2011 at 19:28
Malaswaaaa!!! Yung malaswaaaaa!!! Except, not.
I had the (dis)pleasure of reading On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan, which contains one of the best (worst?) entries for the Bad Sex in Fiction Award. The sex was so bad that I ended up feeling sorry for the characters for putting themselves through such an ordeal.
Also from the Guardian: Why (presumably straight) male writers are more likely to write bad sex scenes.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2011/nov/25/male-writers-bad-writing-sex?intcmp=239