Rogue Reviews Digest No. 25 - December 1, 1998


  NOTICE

If you are easily offended, not of the required legal age, or 
material of an erotic nature is illegal where you are, then do not 
read what follows.


  CONTENTS

Mailing List Information

Ratings

Note

Reviews

  No. 257 ["Orange County Babylon" (Part 8 of 8) by MichaelD38]
  No. 268 ["Orange County Babylon" (Complete) by MichaelD38]
  No. 269 ["I Could Eat You Up" by J. Friedman]
  No. 270 ["Lusting for Valarie" by Emerson Laken-Palmer]
  No. 271 ["Truth or Dare" by Wqwqwqwq]
  No. 272 ["Discovery" by Michael K. Smith]
  No. 273 ["On the Virtue of Having Your Ribs Crushed" by Losgud]
  No. 274 ["Beachbum" by Losgud]
  No. 275 ["Sharadzi" by Rosemerry]


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  RATINGS

In order from best to worst I rate stories as follows:

Outstanding
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Grudgingly Good
Not Good

The "Outstanding", "Excellent", "Very Good", and "Good" ratings 
indicate, to varying degrees, that I like the story.

The "Grudgingly Good" rating indicates that I think the story is 
well written, but that I find some of the elements in the story 
so disturbing that if I were to review the story based solely on 
my personal tastes I would give it a "Not Good" rating.

The "Not Good" rating indicates that I do not like the story.


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Arousal Factor - This is a measurement of how arousing I found a 
story to be.

Story Factor - This is a measurement of how good I found a story to 
be, devoid of whether there is a lot of sex in it or not.  In 
determining the story factor I take into consideration the plot, the 
characters, and other more technical aspects, such as spelling and 
grammar.  

Possible values for Arousal and Story Factor are, in ascending order: 

   Nonexistent, Low, Average, High, Ultra


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  REVIEWS


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Rogue Review No. 267 - November 22, 1998

Orange County Babylon (Part 8 of 8) by MichaelD38

F/F

Length: 15,000 words

Rating: -

Arousal Factor: Low
Story Factor: -


  SUMMARY

Michelle and Corinne come out of the closet.  Jack, Karen, Summer, 
and Becky get ready to go to college.


  COMMENTARY

What sex there is in this installment is at the very beginning.  For 
the most part this, the final part of the story, ties up the loose 
ends.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15018.txt [1/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15022.txt [2/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15019.txt [3/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15021.txt [4/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15020.txt [5/5]

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=388112877&fmt=raw [1/5]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=388112899&fmt=raw [2/5]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=388112883&fmt=raw [3/5]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=388112894&fmt=raw [4/5]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=388112889&fmt=raw [5/5]


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Rogue Review No. 268 - November 22, 1998

Orange County Babylon by MichaelD38

M/F, F/F, M/F/F, Inc, Teen

Length: 97,000 words

Rating: Very Good

Arousal Factor: Average
Story Factor: High


  SUMMARY

After Jack's parents are killed in a car accident he moves in with 
Marcia and her two daughters, Karen and Kelly.  Jack learns a lot 
about living and loving in the year that he lives with his foster 
family.


  COMMENTARY

This is a very well written novel.  It has several plot lines and 
a decent amount of sex.  Sex is not the be all, end all of this 
story.  The author makes a serious attempt at dealing with some moral 
issues, including the juxtapositon of an active premarital sex life 
and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

This is a long story.  If you are just looking for something to beat 
off to then I advise you read part seven, and skip the rest.  This is 
not to say that there is no sex in the other parts, or that I did not 
find it arousing, just that the story does not revolve around sex in 
the other parts as much as does in the seventh one.


  LINKS

http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Cafe/3112/rr3/authors_m.html#ocb


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Rogue Review No. 269 - November 23, 1998

I Could Eat You Up by J. Friedman

F/M, Inc, Teen

Length: 4,500 words

Rating: Excellent

Arousal Factor: High
Story Factor: High


  SUMMARY

Lila has nothing to look forward to at Thanksgiving, except seeing 
her cousin Steve.


  COMMENTARY

This is a fun story.  The author takes the time to set the stage.  It 
takes some time before the sex begins.

One thing that I like about this story is the restraint the author 
shows.  Possibly it is not that the author is restraining herself, 
but that she wants to do more than describe a sexual encounter.  
Either way, I like that the author keeps the story simple, including 
the sex.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17506.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=414744035&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 270 - November 25, 1998

Lusting for Valarie by Emerson Laken-Palmer

M/F, Teen

Length: 8,400 words

Rating: Excellent

Arousal Factor: High
Story Factor: High


  SUMMARY

Mr. Bristol's infatuation with his daughter's best friend, Valarie, 
has dangerous consequences.


  COMMENTARY

How dumb can one man be?  This story attempts to answer this 
question.  Developing an infatuation for your 18-year-old daughter's 
best friend is one thing; acting on it is another.  The narrator 
deserves what he gets in the end.

There is a point in this story where I felt the plot was advanced 
just a bit too easily.  It was a let down, but the ending made up for
this slip up, by author, in part.


  LINK

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=411992954&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 271 - November 26, 1998

Truth or Dare by Wqwqwqwq (or is it Qjqjqjqj?)

M/F/F, Teen

Length: 5,000 words

Rating: Very Good

Arousal Factor: Average
Story Factor: Average


  SUMMARY

Steven, in his thirties, plays "Truth or Dare" with Laurie and Heidi,
both 19, with inevitable consequences.


  COMMENTARY

I found this story arousing.  It is reasonably well written, but I 
was a bit disappointed that there was not more "teasing" leading up 
to the sex.  


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17043.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=409268396&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 272 - November 28, 1998

Discovery by Michael K. Smith

M/F

Length: 9,400 words

Rating: Very Good

Arousal Factor: Average
Story Factor: High


  NOTICE

If you are easily offended or under the age of eighteen then please 
do not read what follows.


  COMMENTARY

This is a very well written story, but there is more to the story 
than there is to the sex.  What I mean is that the sex is not 
essential or even integral to the plot.

A large chunk of this story is spent developing an interracial 
romance.  Mike and Cindy discuss real world problems with interracial
friendships.  I think the author handles this quite well.  He treads 
a thin line between stereotyping and being unrealistic, and in my 
opinion he did an admirable job.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year97/637.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=237568658&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 273 - November 29, 1998

On the Virtue of Having Your Ribs Crushed by Losgud

M/F

Length: 1,400 words

Rating: Very Good

Arousal Factor: High
Story Factor: Average


  SUMMARY

A man describes to his wife what he plans to do to her, after she has 
promised to be his "slave" for a time.


  COMMENTARY

This is a short, short story which is told in the second person.  It 
is definitely more sex than story, i.e. it is a stroke story.

Despite what the title seems to indicate, there is only consensual 
sex in this story.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16917.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=408988219&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 274 - November 29, 1998

Beachbum by Losgud

M/F

Length: 2,200 words

Rating: Very Good

Arousal Factor: High
Story Factor: Average


  SUMMARY

A man tells his wife about their trip to the beach.


  COMMENTARY

This story is told in the second person.  It is longer on arousal 
than it is on story.

There is a certain amount of tenderness to this story.  I really 
enjoyed the intimacy the author has created between the narrator and 
his wife.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16916.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=408988215&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 275 - November 30, 1998

Sharadzi by Rosemerry

F/M

Length: 2,900 words

Rating: Very Good

Arousal Factor: Average
Story Factor: High


  SUMMARY

Sharadzi is a genetically engineered concubine.  She loves her work, 
but the computer attached to her brain restricts her freedom.


  COMMENTARY

I like the way the author builds this story up.  She gives the reader
bits and pieces, here and there. I like the technique and I think she
uses it very effectively.

The sex is hot, but the story is about more than just sex.

The end mystified me.  I suppose I should have seen it coming.  At 
the same time I feel as though I missed something.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16809.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=406263580&fmt=raw


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12/1/98