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I love your insight into this topic, and I really appreciate you expressing your view on a controversial topic. I especially like that you compare King writing about murder yet not being a murderer, and therefore writing about children having sex doesn't mean he's a pedophile. Writing is a creative forum, anything can happen. I have yet to actually read the novel (or any of King's novels, unfortunately), however I did see the two-part TV-movie and recognize the same multi-love relationship between Bev and the boys, and I often thought to myself "why haven't they had a group sex moment of some kind yet? The closest they got was Bev kissing Richie and then Ben". Anyway, I'm excited to find a copy of this book to finally read it., and I just felt compelled to comment about your review.
This...actually and honestly makes me feel less creeped out about something that's bothered me since I first read this book 25 years ago. Thank you for your insight.
I agree 100 percent. I felt that Bev was taking back a sense of self and that it adds to the story. Sex is a human act, and I find it odd that lots of people who aren't okay with the scene seem to be making it more perverted than it was in the book.
..Taking back power by having sex with a bunch of first timers in a filthy sewer, minutes after they've just had one of the most terrifying experiences they could possibly ever have, lost and not knowing for sure that the evil could be back. So the answer is to have the only female (a sexual abuse victim nonetheless) say to her male friends let's have sex! In this nasty grey water sewer we've mentioned repeatedly, down here where evil has lurked under our city and lots of kids have been killed! This seems logical?
Thanks for providing this perspective. Not sure if it's because I'm not a kid anymore but the scene definitely had an adverse effect to the rhythm of the story in my opinion. I appreciated that the scene was not eroticized but it was still awfully weird and I had a hard time finding its meaning. You helped with your explanation but I still feel the scene ruined what I was experiencing as a perfect read.
Couldn't agree more! When I read the op, I got geared up to write something super similar - read Sophies response and realized there wasn't a need. :)
Couldn't agree more! When I read the op, I got geared up to write something super similar - read Sophies response and realized there wasn't a need. :)
And @ Suzanne Cowan - It seems logical to me. Bevs dad was a perversion of a father figure who had total control over Bev and her blooming sexuality. When Bev decides to have relations with her best friends in a dark, stinky sewer filled with bad emotions and memories, she is, imo, cleansing herself and her friends by replacing those terrible things with love, light, friendship and hope. In my view, it's like a house blessing in an obscure way. Just my thoughts :)
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I love your insight into this topic, and I really appreciate you expressing your view on a controversial topic. I especially like that you compare King writing about murder yet not being a murderer, and therefore writing about children having sex doesn't mean he's a pedophile. Writing is a creative forum, anything can happen. I have yet to actually read the novel (or any of King's novels, unfortunately), however I did see the two-part TV-movie and recognize the same multi-love relationship between Bev and the boys, and I often thought to myself "why haven't they had a group sex moment of some kind yet? The closest they got was Bev kissing Richie and then Ben". Anyway, I'm excited to find a copy of this book to finally read it., and I just felt compelled to comment about your review.
This...actually and honestly makes me feel less creeped out about something that's bothered me since I first read this book 25 years ago. Thank you for your insight.
I agree 100 percent. I felt that Bev was taking back a sense of self and that it adds to the story. Sex is a human act, and I find it odd that lots of people who aren't okay with the scene seem to be making it more perverted than it was in the book.
..Taking back power by having sex with a bunch of first timers in a filthy sewer, minutes after they've just had one of the most terrifying experiences they could possibly ever have, lost and not knowing for sure that the evil could be back. So the answer is to have the only female (a sexual abuse victim nonetheless) say to her male friends let's have sex! In this nasty grey water sewer we've mentioned repeatedly, down here where evil has lurked under our city and lots of kids have been killed! This seems logical?
Thanks for providing this perspective. Not sure if it's because I'm not a kid anymore but the scene definitely had an adverse effect to the rhythm of the story in my opinion. I appreciated that the scene was not eroticized but it was still awfully weird and I had a hard time finding its meaning. You helped with your explanation but I still feel the scene ruined what I was experiencing as a perfect read.
Couldn't agree more! When I read the op, I got geared up to write something super similar - read Sophies response and realized there wasn't a need. :)Couldn't agree more! When I read the op, I got geared up to write something super similar - read Sophies response and realized there wasn't a need. :)
And @ Suzanne Cowan - It seems logical to me. Bevs dad was a perversion of a father figure who had total control over Bev and her blooming sexuality. When Bev decides to have relations with her best friends in a dark, stinky sewer filled with bad emotions and memories, she is, imo, cleansing herself and her friends by replacing those terrible things with love, light, friendship and hope. In my view, it's like a house blessing in an obscure way. Just my thoughts :)
Well, no, but clowns might be... ;)