The Mind Behind the Eye

This is something i read as a boy of 11 or 12, i think. Not particularly good, if i recall, but i was a voracious reader of scifi at the time and it was one of those books on near-perpetual display in a wire rack near the circ counter at my public library.

What attracted me to it was an intriguing, Fantastic voyage-esque story where humans installed a control capsule in the body of a brain-dead alien giant to learn about them through direct observation and interaction. Like the Arquillians in the first Men in black movie.

What i found was a treasure trove of sex scenes. The first i had come across in my readings that weren’t glossed over or relegated to “clothes on” action. It affected my adolescent brain greatly.

I read it a couple show more of times, certain parts many times.

Interestingly, i see that there are a lot of other Goodreads reviewers that had the same experience. I haven’t read it in many years but i recall it being fairly well written with a memorable premise and content. show less

Rape culture trying to pass as Science fiction.