Rogue Reviews Digest No. 11 - August 10, 1998


  NOTICE

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


  CONTENTS

Mailing List Information

Ratings

Reviews

  No. 132 ["The Tease" (Chapters 1-5) by J. B. Mast]
  No. 133 ["Remembering When" by Anne Arbor]
  No. 134 ["Beneath the Bridge" by Brother Cadfael]
  No. 135 ["Heat" by Crimson Dragon]
  No. 136 ["Tommy's First Time" by Kristen]
  No. 137 ["God's Girl" by LeAnna]
  No. 138 ["Nightmare" by Mark Aster]
  No. 139 ["Whore!" by Nick]
  No. 140 ["Shower Buddies" (Chapters 1 & 2) by Stone Wolf]
  No. 141 ["Dream Girl" by Phillip Stevens]


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  NOTE

What happened to Eli?  Is he on vacation?  I have actually started 
looking through alt.sex.stories for stories.  Eli has only posted 
once since August 1st.  I hope it's nothing too serious.

Starting with this issue I will be posting my digests directly to ASS
and ASSD.  I will also be sending a copy to Eli to post on ASSM.


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  MAILING LIST INFORMATION

I send my reviews individually, when I finish them, to the Sex Stories 
Discussion List.  If you are interested in joining there is a form for 
doing so on my home page.

* Home Page - http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Cafe/3122/
* E-Mail - santiago@switchboardmail.com


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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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  REVIEWS


No. 132 - August 3, 1998

The Tease (Chapters 1-5) by J. B. Mast

M/F

Length: 9,600 words


  SUMMARY

Steve meets Mary on the North Shore of Oahu.  She teases him 
mercilessly.


  COMMENTARY

The first five chapters of this incomplete story read like the title.
Poor Steve never gets to dip his wick or cum, except for the one time
when he jerks himself off.  Mary, on the other hand, comes at least 
three times; with Steve's assistance, of course.  I felt teased right
along with Steve.  I kept on waiting for the moment when Mary would 
give Steve what she literally has him begging for, but it never 
comes (and neither does he).

This story is very arousing and very well written.  Steve is a putz, 
who lets his cock do all the thinking, and Mary is a tease, who 
manipulates Steve masterfully (or would that be mistress-fully).  
They are not deep characters, but I like the way the author uses 
them.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story (so far).


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13324.txt [1/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13325.txt [2/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13326.txt [3/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13327.txt [4/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13329.txt [5/5]


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No. 133 - August 4, 1998

Remembering When by Anne Arbor

F/M, Teen

Length: 2,400 words


  SUMMARY

Anne recalls how she lost her virginity.


  COMMENTARY

The title is so innocent.  It reminds me of something on AMC, but wow
is this story hot!  The author has done a wonderful job of 
interweaving the sex and the story line.  It starts with the sizzle 
of sex and ends with it too.  The reader knows how the story is going
to end, but at the same time the reader does not know the details.

If it sounds like I am impressed with this story, then you are on the
right track.  Do NOT pass GO, do NOT collect $200 until you have read
this story.


  JUDGMENT

This is an outstanding story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13330.txt


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No. 134 - August 4, 1998

Beneath the Bridge by Brother Cadfael

M/F

Length: 3,000 words


  NOTE

The summary was written by Brother Cadfael, not me.


  SUMMARY

Two lovers, one married, rendezvous beneath a bridge.


  COMMENTARY

This is a bitter sweet story about one last time between a married 
woman and her lover.  I think the author went a little overboard with
the sex.  I would have liked to have learned a little more about how 
their relationship had been.

This is a quiet story.  It does not reach up and grab you.  It pulls
you in slowly.  The story was a good one.  I just wish the author had
devoted a little more time to the story and a little less to the sex.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13335.txt


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No. 135 - August 5, 1998

Heat by Crimson Dragon

Light Bond, No Sex

Length: 1,800 words


  SUMMARY

A woman has her lover tie her up, outdoors.


  COMMENTARY

This is a quiet, gentle story.  I like the descriptions.  The author 
conveys quite a bit, but also leaves quite a bit up to the reader's 
imagination.  It is not clear why the main character does what she 
does, but the author does make clear what she gets out of what she 
does.  It is an interesting piece.  I enjoyed it.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/12883.txt


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No. 136 - August 5, 1998

Tommy's First Time by Kristen

M/F, Teen

Length: 1,900 words


  NOTE

The second episode of "3rd Rock From the Sun", written by Kristen.  
The first was "Sally Learns Her Lesson" [Rogue Review No. 80].


  SUMMARY

Tommy loses him virginity.


  COMMENTARY

This is an amusing little piece.  I wish it were longer, or that 
there was more to the story.


  JUDGMENT

This is a good story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13394.txt


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No. 137 - August 6, 1998

God's Girl by LeAnna

?/F, Teen

Length: 2,700 words


  SUMMARY

Andrea is a mysterious girl, who has a secret lover.


  COMMENTARY

This is a nice little story, with a twist at the end.  It is well 
written.  I like the way the author fades back and forth between the 
present and the past.  The characters felt real.  The plot was not 
complicated, but it works.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13379.txt


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No. 138 - August 6, 1998

Nightmare by Mark Aster

M/F, Bond, Cons

Length: 1,100 words


  SUMMARY

Two lovers have sex, while one of them is restrained.


  COMMENTARY

I'm not too sure why the author titled this story the way he did.  I 
was a bit afraid it would squick me, but it did not.  The sex is 
consensual, although one of the participants is tied down.

The story both describes and leaves out details of the couple's 
relationship.  At one point I thought it would involve lycanthropy, 
but it did not.  The point is that the author does a great job with 
the details he left out, as well as those he included.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13386.txt


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No. 139 - August 7, 1998

Whore! by Nick

M/F

Length: 1,100 words


  SUMMARY

She pretends to be a prostitute.  He loves it, and so does she.


  COMMENTARY

I liked this story.  I like the way the author builds up the moment, 
and then cuts away.  He gives you just enough details so that you 
know what is going to happen, but then does not describe it.  The 
details he omits are as important as the ones he includes.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13395.txt


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No. 140 - August 7, 1998

Shower Buddies (Chapters 1 & 2) by Stone Wolf

No Sex

Length: 4,700 words


  NOTE

This was written approximately four years ago.  These are the only two 
chapters that were ever written.

Maybe one of our friendly, neighborhood, sex story writers could write an 
ending to it.


  SUMMARY

Julie and Harold meet in the shower.  They have budget cuts and a 
fire to thank for their little encounters.


  COMMENTARY

This is a good beginning.  There is both plot and character 
development.  The author shows us how attraction develops between the
two and how both are somewhat apprehensive.  He also introduces a 
villain.  This story shows definite potential.  It is a shame it was 
never finished.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story (so far).


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13539.txt [1/2]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13670.txt [2/2]


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No. 141 - August 8, 1998

Dream Girl by Phillip Stevens

TG, Transform, Magic, F-solo, Attempted Rape

Length: 20,000 words


  SUMMARY

Tina, who happens to be a witch, casts a spell on Michael, which 
changes him into a woman.


  COMMENTARY

I think the author does a good job with the plot and with the pacing 
of the story.  I like the way the author uses the element of magic, 
for the most part.

The story reminds me of something Anne Rice might write.  There is a 
group in it that resembles the Talamasca.

The manner in which most of this story is told seems cold and 
detached.  There are many scenes that are reasonably well written, 
but suffer because they lack life.

There are a few grammatical and spelling errors.  The author over 
uses and misuses the word 'whilst'.

The story has a cliffhanger ending.  The author has promised to write
a sequel, but it will take him a few months.


  JUDGMENT

This is a good story, but there are many places within it where it 
seems cold and lifeless, sterile.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13410.txt [1/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13412.txt [2/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13411.txt [3/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13414.txt [4/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13413.txt [5/5]


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8/10/98