Is Sex really necessary?

[Rodel Barnachea]

Sushan wrote:
> [quote=aaurba post_id=1459390 time=1594426747 user_id=1816865]
> I don't think that the sex part of the book is necessary. Honestly, I find
> it a bit annoying.
> [/quote]
>
> The matter is personal, but seemingly most have felt that it is annoying
> I think to some people, sex is important and should be part of the book's narrative.

[Agnes Masobeng]

These people were on an expedition. They encountered multiple attacks and danger, but Grant still found time for sexual endeavours, how so? From where I am standing, and considering their situation, sex was a little bit too much.

[Nelson Reviews]

I would say it wasn't really necessary to include a profanity scene in Zona. But, i think it polished the connection of the two characters: Taylor and Irina.

[Violet Ogendo]

Pia_k_Singh wrote:
> Sex is an essential human activity, undoubtedly. But I feel its inclusion
> in a book is not. It all depends on the genre of the book. Forcing sex
> scenes into a book of fiction sometimes bores the reader.


I think it is necessary to have it included if the authors motive is to show human nature

[Aniza Butt]

I don't think it's necessary unless the genre of the book is erotic or romance. Such things really cause annoyance and add nothing to the story.

[Andra2005]

I don't think sex was exactly necessary, but it is in human nature for a person to try to find small distractions when more important issues are on the agenda.

[Officialboluwatife]

Sex scene might not be important yet being a science fiction story, it might be needed since it can instigate the emotional state and action of a subject at a particular time. So it is needed for me.

[houligan19]

Sexual content is not necessary in all fiction. Some novels just throw it into the story, but this book had a scientific explanation for the overindulgence of this crew. I found it added to the story once I bhrard why. Grants first extra encounter threw me off though.

[Francis okorie]

I think the writer used the sex aspect to get traffic to the book because we humans are attracted to that but it was unnecessary in the book.

[AnonReviewer2211]

I felt, for the most part, that the sexual scenes were merely fillers and undeservedly became the highlight of many chapters. I do agree that it is human nature to have sex. But, I also believe that on such a serious mission as Grant's and that too, to know the whereabouts of a beloved uncle, he was unbelievably laid back.

[Amy Murdoch Coleman]

diana lowery wrote:
> I think that the sex component was the science fiction element because it
> was caused by the hormone-producing plant that caused them all to be
> aroused and fertile. I don't think it was necessary to the story; I think
> it was annoying.

I totally agree. Sexually explicit scenes have to be handled so carefully in literature because they can easily become tasteless. I definitely think that this book toed that line.

[Tars]

Sushan wrote:
> Is sexual
> content really necessary for fiction?

No, no and NO! It really not necessary to include so many and greatly detailed sexual content in every modern book. Yes, at one hand, sensuality and intimacy are perhaps needed in some places to give characters a bit more depth and make them more believable and understandable for reader. But at the other, all moving literature, great romance and epic novels are from periods when authors concentrated more on plots, leaving something to reader's imagination.

[RKeinath]

Personally, I do not find the inclusion of sex in any form necessary for any genre. It's part of life, yes, but it does not need to be in a book to make it enjoyable. In fact, I find it hard to get through books that focus on sexual encounters, even when they are non-graphic. I read books to be transported back in time, to another land, or to get a different perspective on events and other explorations into human nature. I find that the exploration into the human nature of sex is overdone.

[rahilshajahan]

Elvis Best wrote:
> In my opinion, the sex scenes were a distraction from what was actually
> happening. I found it shocking that author decided to add sex scenes. It
> adds up to why I felt the book dragged on for a bit too long.

I agree with Elvis. Some chapters did drag to explain who was courting who in the camp towards the mid-section of the book. It had little to do with plot development. So, frankly speaking, sex wasn't really necessary.

[kdstrack]

It seemed that the author did a good job of explaining the cause behind the obsessive sexual activity. As the question indicates, there were many other options available that would have kept the story intriguing. Could the chemical have induced a paranoia that made them imagine things? What about making them sleepy so they wouldn't have heard the approach of their attackers? So, one wonders why the author decided to make the chemical induce sexual activity??