Review: Nauseating and disturbing rather than arousing...
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2013
Yes, I know this is "complete fantasy." No, I am not criticizing due to explicit nature of content."Sensation and Magic" was disturbing in so many ways, and I have to wonder about the 5-star ratings (???!!!). Among the problems I had with it are the following:- There is very little plot or story to connect the super explicit scenes which comprise the majority of the content.- The pacing of the explicit scenes (complete lack of romance or literary foreplay), along with the lack of any basis for trust or a relationship, rendered the scenes nauseating rather than arousing. I had difficulty finishing the story. I suspect the reason for the high average rating is that many people who did not like it couldn't make themselves finish and therefore did not rate the book.- The behavior that is presented positively as being liberated and enlightening is extremely dangerous due to the complete disregard of many basic safety issues--behavior that could easily result in significant injury to parties involved were the behavior to be imitated (hard to write this without spoilers).Unless you are looking for very hard-core, in-your-face scenes with little else, you should probably skip this one. I wish I had.