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findthatbook... where it was grand to see What Was That Book continued on DW. Here goes:
I am thinking all around (except for the title and author) of a science fiction short story (it maybe was novella size? and in an anthology?) with various plot points about one spaceship crew member from a reptilian species who interacted with and lived with humans to the point of a human woman falling in love with him; he eventually became her Significant Other and really wasn't all that taken with her, but she was with him to the point of bragging about her relationship and in particular how the sex was out of this world. He thought he was sort of alone [I think it was a crash landing Gilligan's Island sitch?] and cut off from his own species, but when a female of his own kind turned up, he ditched the human quick and hard. The whole effect was pitiful ... and comedic.
I read this story 20-30 years ago, so I hope that helps. About then, I read some Larry Niven, so for some reason that's sticking in my mind, but I'm not at all certain he wrote this. Thanks for any help!
I am thinking all around (except for the title and author) of a science fiction short story (it maybe was novella size? and in an anthology?) with various plot points about one spaceship crew member from a reptilian species who interacted with and lived with humans to the point of a human woman falling in love with him; he eventually became her Significant Other and really wasn't all that taken with her, but she was with him to the point of bragging about her relationship and in particular how the sex was out of this world. He thought he was sort of alone [I think it was a crash landing Gilligan's Island sitch?] and cut off from his own species, but when a female of his own kind turned up, he ditched the human quick and hard. The whole effect was pitiful ... and comedic.
I read this story 20-30 years ago, so I hope that helps. About then, I read some Larry Niven, so for some reason that's sticking in my mind, but I'm not at all certain he wrote this. Thanks for any help!
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Date: May 9th, 2020 12:24 (UTC)You can also try
https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthatbook/
https://www.reddit.com/r/namethatbook/
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/185-what-s-the-name-of-that-book
My guess is that it would be from the 70s and 80s. 70s sci-fi was so sexy ;-) The plot twist does sound a bit like Niven though.
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Date: May 9th, 2020 15:54 (UTC)More details popped up onto the mental blue screen: Enamored Woman boasted to her former boyfriend just how good Reptile Guy was in bed and Former listened patiently, thinking "Oh okay, good for you."
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Date: May 10th, 2020 17:26 (UTC)Alien planet rather than spaceship, and no crash - Thesme's sick of people and heads out to the wilderness, and finds a reptilian Ghayrog out there clearing land to settle. They become lovers for a while, but eventually he bogs off and Thesme finds him at his farm with his Ghayrog wife.
The last bit of the story is her confessing to her ex-ex-now-back-together and him saying something like, "yeah it was obvious whenever you two came to town but so what?"
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