Finalists for the 2010 Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award are:
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon
Maya by Alastair Campbell
A Life Apart by Neel Mukherjee
Heartbreak by Craig Raine
The Shape of Her by Rowan Somerville
Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross
The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon
Maya by Alastair Campbell
A Life Apart by Neel Mukherjee
Heartbreak by Craig Raine
The Shape of Her by Rowan Somerville
Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross
The winner will be named November 29 in London. The Guardian featured some amusing coverage of literature's least-desired prize.