Rogue Review No. 476 - December 11, 1999

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.

TITLE: Passenger
AUTHOR: Sidney Durham
LENGTH: 2,000 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Strangers
KINK(S): Exhibitionism
SETTING(S): Car
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Albert is an accountant, very straight-laced.  He 
is headed to Asheville when he meets Indigo, who is anything 
but straight-laced.  She is headed to Gatlinburg and needs a 
lift.

COMMENTARY: This is a fun little vignette.  I like the 
interaction between Albert and Indigo.  The author does 
wonderful job showing how they contrast without explicitly 
saying that they contrast.

I call this a vignette, because it seems more like an 
episode in something longer than it does a stand alone 
story.  There isn't much of an introduction or a conclusion.  
I think the author intended it that way.  

I think that this one should appeal to readers of both 
sexes.  I can't see how anyone, who enjoys erotica, could be 
offended by anything in this story.  Both characters get 
treated fairly.  I just wish there had been more to the 
story.  It left me wanting more.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 8.5 (out of 10)

        - Arousal: 4/5
        - Editing: 5/5
        - Plot and Characters: 4/5

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Very Good

LINK(S): Stories by Sidney Durham

         - http://www.asstr.org/~SidneyDurham/
