Rogue Review  No. 29 - May 25, 1998

by Lee Vine

One O'Clock Jump by Taria

M/F

Length: 4,200 words

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NOTES:

(1)  IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 THEN STOP READING NOW!!!!!
(2)  IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BY DESCRIPTIONS OF NATURAL ACTS WHICH SOME 
PEOPLE CALL PLEASUREABLE BUT YOU REGARD AS NECESSARY FOR THE 
PERPETUATION OF THE HUMAN RACE THEN STOP READING NOW!!!!!!!
(3)  IF YOU AREN'T SURE IF EITHER (1) OR (2) APPLY TO YOU THEN STOP 
READING NOW!!!!

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Summary

A man and a woman meet, dance, and fuck; in that order.

Commentary

The rhythm of this story is amazing.  The way Taria wrote it you can 
just feel the beat jumping through it.  It probably would have helped
if I had put on some appropriate music, but even without music 
Taria's descriptions made this story shake, jump, and dance.

Strictly speaking this story is not about sex or love or even 
pleasure.  It is about a drum beating out a frenetic pace, a horn 
section hypnotizing all that can hear its siren call, and a throng of
hot sweaty people moving with their hearts and praying that the night
will never end.

That was a poor job of trying to imitate Taria's style in this story,
but I could not help myself.  I just finished reading it and the 
music is still inside me.  I can hear it now.  The drums beating 
(dum, dum, DUM, dum, dum), the horns wailing, and the people dancing.

This story was so much fun to read.  I do not claim to be objective 
usually, and this time I am not even going to attempt to be.  I just 
loved this story.  Was it really a story?  I think so.  It had all 
the necessary elements, but as long as I let its pace carry me I find
it extremely hard to be objective.  You never cease to amaze me 
Taria.

Rating

I give this story a 9.5 on a scale of 10.


