When I am reading an essay that has a large amount of confession going on I usually react in different ways depending on what they are confessing about. For 'Sex and the Sickbed' I mostly felt uncomfortable reading the beginning of her essay. It was very graphic and like I've heard others comment, it didn't leave much to the imagination. Was I more interested -- sure, but that didn't mean I enjoyed the story more.
I guess when the author is so honest that it's uncomfortable to read you begin to realize that she isn't exaggerating and she's pretty reliable as a source. In all the essays I've read in TETW I've realized that most of the subject matter centers around sexuality and the exploration of that idea. Personally I would not delve into such subject matter so by having the authors write about that stuff I've come to realize that there is no way they could be exaggerating about their own life so much. It's so sick, and believable that it HAS to be true.
Knowing that you are going to be sharing your essay I think it impacted my writing style to be more like the way I talk. I tend to be sarcastic when I am uncomfortable and so just as in my speech, my essay was one that was slightly humorous and dripping with sarcasm.
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