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"Furlough" by Friar Dave (first time) 10, 10, 10
"Furlough" by Friar Dave (Friar_Dave@mhbbs.com). Review by Sven the Elder, who may be contacted at Sven@brass-neck.demon.co.uk The Subject of this review is a repost, viz.: "Subject: {FriarDave}JDR"Furlough 1"( MF )[1/2] From: john_dark@anon.nymserver.com" I have reprinted the above as I think this is a *very* good object lesson on how a reposter should carry out the task. John_Dark has gone to very great lengths to preserve both the story identity and the identity of the original author. Moreover, his name only appears as the poster, not in the subject line. More power to his elbow! Enough of this trivia - Friar Dave is very high on my list of authors to read. Much as I loathe erotic stories that contain references to minors, his treatment of the subject is so sensitive as to almost overcome my dislike. I admit to having read and enjoyed virtually all of his work published to date. This story he prefaces by saying (A Bit of Spoofing Fun from Friar Dave), which is just as well, as it contains a large number of Celeste's' Credulous assumptions. If you can put them aside, and it's not difficult to do so, this is another lovely Friar Dave story. Briefly it tells the tale of a 19-year-old virgin seamen in the American Navy and the way he finally loses his 'cherry' to a hooker on 14th Street off Ninth Avenue; which sounds to this Irishman as if he might well be in Downtown New York. I guess his ship is visiting. I don't want to give any of the story away other than to say that he has difficulty being 'accommodated' by hooker number one, who passes him on to another New York Madame. The story plot becomes even more 'credulous' at this point, but the entertainment value is so high as to provoke forgiveness. Friar Dave has, you remember, warned us at the outside that this is a frivolous tale. This is straight m/f and other than the fact we have a very young sailor, this has nothing to squick the most suspicious of minds. Great lighthearted story, with a nice amusing thought at the end. Not to be missed. Ratings for "Furlough" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 Sven (appeal to reviewer): 10 |