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# bad sex awards

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Two Irish authors nominated for this year's Bad Sex in Fiction Award
These are the worst examples of writing about sex this year
8 toe-curlingly awful lines from this year's Bad Sex in Fiction Award nominees
6 horrific sentences from the Bad Sex in Fiction Award nominees
This is the worst sex writing you'll read this year
8 of the worst sex scenes you'll read this year