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jenniferworrell's review against another edition
4.0
A very good guidebook to have. Also, plenty of analyzed excerpts and suggested works by other authors. Another one I might invest in down the line.
starfleeting's review
2.0
I don't think this is a bad book from what I read, per se. But I do think it's a bit misleading with the title. I was under the impression this would help explain how to write good sex scenes not focus on what makes literary sex scenes memorable (I don't care about literary sex scenes because so many of them act like they are allergic to just stating what's happening).
It was such a slog to get through the first chapter that I'm just going to cut my losses and move on to the rest of my reading pile. I'm not going to spend my time reading yet another writing book that gives me redundant advice I already know. There's also just something off-putting about the attitude of the author and the writers she interviews. Again, I don't think it's a terrible book but it's definitely not a book for me.
It was such a slog to get through the first chapter that I'm just going to cut my losses and move on to the rest of my reading pile. I'm not going to spend my time reading yet another writing book that gives me redundant advice I already know. There's also just something off-putting about the attitude of the author and the writers she interviews. Again, I don't think it's a terrible book but it's definitely not a book for me.
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