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* "Birdwatchers" by Anonymous (hot romance) 10, 10, 10
* "BirdWatchers" by Anonymous. I originally reviewed this story back in CR 53 as by Unknown Author. The present version also has no author's name. However, somewhere in between I have come to the conclusion that it was written by Anonymous. However, as far as I know, Anonymous may be Italian or Portuguese for Unknown Author. This story is about a man and a woman who accidentally view each other in moments of private sexual arousal (i.e., masturbation). Even though the man uses his binoculars to zoom in for detail, he doesn't consider this to be an invasion of her privacy. {He differentiates between being a Peeping Tom and voyeurism of opportunity.} In fact, as a friendly gesture he sends her a gift: a pair of binoculars with a note reading "from one bird lover to another." The voyeurism is itself very sexy, and the direct sexual contact is even hotter. I strongly recommend this story. A problem with this posting is that if I have no idea who the author is, I can't read more stories by this writer. I find that a lot of people who repost stories from their archives remove the names of the authors; and it's hard to tell who really wrote them. This one bears a closer resemblance to the Sue-Backrub-Ng school of authors than to the Deirdre-Anderson or Victorian schools. I'm pretty sure it was not written by either the Dirty Dawg, Shakespeare, or Francis Bacon. It's really hot sex with good character development and twists of plot. The author is especially adept at viewing the action from the perspectives of different characters and using flashbacks to add excitement to current situations. I know the year is just beginning, but this is a good candidate for story of the year. So if someone knows who the real author is, please let me know. Ratings for "Bird Watchers" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10 |