WATCH: The Public (And Some Familiar Faces) Read Steamy Scenes From Controversial Crime Book

When Frankie Gaffney's novel Dublin Seven was released, the response was generally positive – save for one aspect.

The sex scenes.

Labelled gratuitous, overblown and even misogynistic, it whipped up quite a bit of controversy amid an otherwise welcoming audience.

To be fair, though, the author tackles the issue head-on in this video – and even elicits the help of some familiar faces in doing so.

Deadly.