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* "Rain" by Damya (romance) 10, 10, 10
* "Rain" by Damya (an128788@anon.penet.fi). Unless I have miscounted, I have reviewed 107 stories by Deirdre. Since the monosyllabic title of the previous story (Rain) sounded like a natural for Deirdre, I decided to compare the two stories with identical titles. I was surprised to discover that Deirdre has never written a story with that title. Alphabetically, she skips right past "pump," "rat," and all the Q-words and goes straight from "performance" to "reception." This supports my theory that she is actually Sherwood Anderson reincarnated and living in Sulphur Springs, where they have no pumps, very few rats, and little rain - and where people regard Q-words with suspicion. However, while searching my database for Deirdre's Missing Story, I did find another story entitled "Rain." Since I myself have a warm spot in my heart for the fantasy of making love in a gentle rainfall, I decided to review this story, which is written by "Damya." I was disappointed with this story, because the couple came in from the rain before making love. But that was the only source of disappointment that this story gave me. This is an exceptionally good tale of warm and gentle passion between two persons who have been lovers for a long time. I have reviewed several of Damya's stories and have often commented that they were good *partial* stories; but this one is an excellent *complete* story. Damya shows exceptional strength at developing a mood and at integrating every element of the story with that mood. An excellent story! Ratings for "Rain" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10 |