The Sexy Bits

Which part of the book is sexiest?  I’d say there are two nominees: skinny-dipping at Big Sur; and the day at the Grand Canyon with Gwen. Both get my rocks off (that’s why I wrote them). But by using restraint and not being too graphic, I hope to make it look like it could be acceptable reading for all (PG-13 maybe?). With Big Sur, it’s just wonderful sights at a swimming hole with its amazingly natural and secluded backdrop. There is no touching, only fantasizing via the visual. There is plenty of full nudity. I add the mantra at the end, “That is society as it should be.” At the Grand Canyon with Gwen, there’s embracing in erogenous zones of course, but it’s not random nor extraneous—there’s some real feelings being expressed. Roger’s feelings for Gwen are real; the feeling is mutual, and there is hope for them at the conclusion of the story via Gwen’s emotional letter. Notice Roger comes into the book a virgin and goes out a virgin. But safe to say, "There’s some sexual growth along the way.” Of course both Roger and Otto are horny young males . . . otherwise they wouldn’t have had their contest to see who could bag the most girls. But again—even in the contest, a point wasn’t scored for a home run, only getting to first base. One kiss minimum. That makes my story on an infinitely tamer scale than, say, Kerouac. But let’s keep things in perspective: Roger is at least seven years younger than Kerouac in novels like On The Road.