First, Ian McEwan's novel On Chesil Beach is passed over for the Booker Prize. Now he's been hit with a nomination for the Literary Review's Bad Sex Award. Also on the list is the late Norman Mailer for his book The Castle. Details of the prize and its history are here.In fairness to McEwan, On Chesil Beach is a novel about sexual dysfunction. It centers on a rather unsatisfactory honeymoon night, so the attention actually means McEwan has done a good job of writing,perversely enough.--David E
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