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"Robyn's Nest" by Sven the Elder (one-night frolic) 10, 10, 10
"Robyn's Nest" by Sven the Elder (sven@brass-neck.demon.co.uk). This is another of those sexual frolics for which Sven has become famous. The way Sven tells it, a reader may be led to believe that being seduced by a sexy barmaid could be a lot of fun, rather than the degrading experience that it must certainly be. Granted that it's not all that hard to convince readers that sex is fun, I still marvel at the simplicity of expression that Sven uses to get across the notion that two people are really having fun together. People who feel the need to give measurements and who are unable to write the word "penis" without an adjacent stereotypical adjective should take a look at this author's style to see how to do tell a sexy tale more simply and authentically. One minor flaw in the story is that the barmaid talks more like an Irish lass than a California girl. At first I was distracted by the apparently arbitrary and unnecessary introduction of the Warthog as Sven's traveling partner; but an interesting twist at the end of the story put this detail into perspective. I suspect that this may be the first in a series of Warthog as Sven travelling together - kind of like John Steinbeck and his dog Charlie. Ratings for "Robyn's Nest" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10 |