Is Sex really necessary?

[AvidBibliophile]

Due to the lust-filled acts that led to conception, it made me less able/inclined to feel happy for the characters when they learned they were expecting. An unintended or accidental pregnancy does little to propel genuine feelings of cohesive joy for the main players. If it had simply been a developing romance that resulted in readers rooting for a romantic conclusion baby, the announcement could have produced a far different effect.

[Florence Nalianya]

Yes to some extend it is, such thing come natural and nobody should go against the laws of nature.

[Veronicaadto1]

That's what you call romance. This usually happens between two lovers..

[Joseph_ngaruiya]

While I don't think it was necessary for the book, the author obviously thought it was. I was surprised that with all Grant had going on that he actually had time to think about sex!

Your comment made me smile, I hadn't seen, or thought of this instance in that perspective.

[Nduthu43]

When dealing with romance, crime and adventure, it is difficult to avoid sex content. It advances the plot as well as bringing light moments for catharsis. Some explicit content though lack decency and moral values especially when expressed with a tone of approval! That just spells what kind of a writer that author is.

[ankushavhad]

I think the subject in the thread 'Is Sex really necessary?" is a forbidden taboo, we often refrain from commenting openly; though Writers do smart justice to accommodate such. They frame the such unavoidable situations in a rightly crafted sober prose. There are few books went right with the moderate diction of sensitive details without profanity.
~ Ankush

[NetMassimo]

When they were in Zona and under environmental influence, I accept that there was sex among the members of the expedition. In the beginning, when Irina basically throws herself at Grant, that seemed cheap to me, undermining the following influence of Zona.

[Leen282]

While I don't think it was necessary for the book, the author obviously thought it was. I was surprised that with all Grant had going on that he actually had time to think about sex!

Haha, thanks for making me smile with your reply.

[Twylla]

“Irina stared at him in disbelief. “I think something in the air like pheromones or hormones are making us all, except you, more emotional—angry, happy, horny….”

I think the point of the excessive sexual activity is that there was something in the environment that was magnifying their normal emotional responses. Like the day it started raining and everyone ran out into the rain totally nude in a state of euphoria to take a shower.

I have Parkinson’s Disease and one of my medications is Miramax. A side effect of that drug is that it magnifies anything you are compulsive about – sexual addiction, gambling, drinking. People on this medication have gambled away everything they own. It is rare – but it happens. Fortunately, my compulsion is cleaning my house. I literally cannot stop thinking about cleaning my house. But I have enough self-discipline I could control it – it doesn’t control me. I think that should be the minimum expectation of a group of scientists on a mission – they should be focused 100% on the mission. I would have been so scared of the saber tooth lions, the last thing I would be thinking of is sex!

[Darshana Sikidar]

Sex is a basic necessity and it is natural. There is nothing unreal if a book portrays sex in the story. I would totally disagree with the fact that it does only to grab the attention of the readers. But going by the book, the circumstances were not appropriate to have pleasure where Grant was in a mission to find his uncle, it is morally wrong, but I do not find any logical reason for not having sex.

[Sushan Ekanayake]

While I don't think it was necessary for the book, the author obviously thought it was. I was surprised that with all Grant had going on that he actually had time to think about sex!

Yes, it seemed like he had a whole lot of other things to do and think of

[Sushan Ekanayake]

Although I believe sex to be a natural part of our lives, I do believe we have evolved beyond our base urges controlling us. I tend to lose interest in books with too much sexual detail. I know how it's done, I do not need a play by play detailing of it.

It is better for an adventure book to contain more adventure, than other things

[Sushan Ekanayake]

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 wholeheartedly second your opinion. While there was at least an arousal stimulus present that could account for the romps, it was presented in a way that I found undesirable and distracting. It is the primary reason I didn’t get a 4-star feel in the end.

The author shows a fair reason for its inclusion, yet it seems too much for the book

[Sushan Ekanayake]

Due to the lust-filled acts that led to conception, it made me less able/inclined to feel happy for the characters when they learned they were expecting. An unintended or accidental pregnancy does little to propel genuine feelings of cohesive joy for the main players. If it had simply been a developing romance that resulted in readers rooting for a romantic conclusion baby, the announcement could have produced a far different effect.

Yes, there was no actual romance, only the lust

[Sushan Ekanayake]

Yes to some extend it is, such thing come natural and nobody should go against the laws of nature.

That is correct. But you don't have to always give in for your feelings