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The Bad Sex in Fiction Award is given to fiction writers for writing the 'worst' sex scene.
Ben Okri, who has already won several prestigious literary awards, has been bequeathed the Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award for a love scene he wrote featuring a stray rocket.
Below is an excerpt from the sex scene off the book, The Age of Magic:
“When his hand brushed her nipple it tripped a switch and she came alight. He touched her belly and his hand seemed to burn through her. He lavished on her body indirect touches and bitter-sweet sensations flooded her brain. She became aware of places in her that could only have been concealed there by a god with a sense of humour.
“Adrift on warm currents, no longer of this world, she became aware of him gliding into her. He loved her with gentleness and strength, stroking her neck, praising her face with his hands, till she was broken up and began a low rhythmic wail … The universe was in her and with each movement it unfolded to her. Somewhere in the night a stray rocket went off.”
Source: #UKGuardian
What do you think of the award?
Ben Okri, who has already won several prestigious literary awards, has been bequeathed the Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award for a love scene he wrote featuring a stray rocket.
Below is an excerpt from the sex scene off the book, The Age of Magic:
“When his hand brushed her nipple it tripped a switch and she came alight. He touched her belly and his hand seemed to burn through her. He lavished on her body indirect touches and bitter-sweet sensations flooded her brain. She became aware of places in her that could only have been concealed there by a god with a sense of humour.
“Adrift on warm currents, no longer of this world, she became aware of him gliding into her. He loved her with gentleness and strength, stroking her neck, praising her face with his hands, till she was broken up and began a low rhythmic wail … The universe was in her and with each movement it unfolded to her. Somewhere in the night a stray rocket went off.”
Source: #UKGuardian
What do you think of the award?