by Cindy Orr
I don’t know about you, but for some reason, hearing the sexy parts of a book read aloud is downright embarrassing for me.
I know I’m not alone on this. Just try watching this video and you’ll see what I mean. (The fact that it’s Nathan Fillion reading is a bonus for all you fans.) The laughter is just a cover-up for their embarrassment, right?
And what about The Kama Sutra? Any takers for the audio version? I kind of thought not.
Any theories on why reading sex scenes aloud feels icky (even if you’re alone), when you can read them silently with your eyes and be just fine? What’s going on here?
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Because, for me, I hear and see the characters in my head as I am reading. When I hear it out loud, the character’s voices are ‘off’ sometimes, depending on the narrator.
So, if Amaryllis and the Duke (or whoever) sound funny, the scene no longer works, and I am pulled out of the story. Then it gets embarrassing, and starts to feel like voyeurism.
Weird, huh?
I completely agree. I think it is because someone else could hear/see what you are experiencing. I’ve been known to turn off an audio book when I stop at a traffic light with the car windows open or when I stop by our condo mail house to get my mail. I seldom listen to books at home, so I’m not sure if I’d still think sexy scenes were icky. No problem with reading them though.
Ha!
I can quite honestly say I’ve never listened to a truly spicy book on tape, so I’ve never thought of this! How much I’m missing by just listening to nonfiction on tape.
I’m fine with listening, probably because I can still create my own visual. It’s romance on the screen, including implied sex scenes, that I can’t do. This astounds my sister whenever we’re watching something with an overly romantic scene since I’m such a huge romance reader/listener.
Because it’s Out Loud.