Rogue Reviews Digest No. 15 - September 7, 1998


  NOTICE

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do not read what follows.


  CONTENTS

Mailing List Information

Ratings

Reviews

  No. 174 ["Summer Camp" by MichaelD38]
  No. 175 ["Fingerprints" by Anne Arbor]
  No. 176 ["Opening at Closing" by Otzchiim]
  No. 177 ["The Fan Man" by Sundance]
  No. 178 ["A Slip of the Tongue" by Lord Malinov]
  No. 179 ["Paint" by LeAnna]
  No. 180 ["Assignation" by Janey]
  No. 181 ["Trouble In Paradise" by Crimson Dragon]
  No. 182 ["The Date" by R. Hawk]


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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


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No. 174 - August 31, 1998

Summer Camp by MichaelD

M/F, M/F/F, Teen

Length: 31,300 words


  SUMMARY

Mitch, a college student, takes a job teaching martial arts at a camp
for teenage girls.


  COMMENTARY

This is a story to be savored.  It is well written and I find it very
arousing.  As the author says in the note before the text, this is 
not as romantic as some of his other works, but there is more to the 
story than just sex.

I like the characters.  They have doubts and desires.  Sex is not 
their only pursuit in life.


  JUDGMENT

This is an outstanding story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=382436402&fmt=raw [1/9]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=382436420&fmt=raw [2/9]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=382436411&fmt=raw [3/9]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=382436398&fmt=raw [4/9]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=382429218&fmt=raw [5/9]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=382436429&fmt=raw [6/9]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=382436379&fmt=raw [7/9]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=382436440&fmt=raw [8/9]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=382436424&fmt=raw [9/9]

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14506.txt [1/9]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14508.txt [2/9]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14507.txt [3/9]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14515.txt [4/9]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14513.txt [5/9]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14510.txt [6/9]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14514.txt [7/9]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14511.txt [8/9]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14509.txt [9/9]


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No. 175 - September 1, 1998

Fingerprints by Anne Arbor

F/M

Length: 2,600 words


  SUMMARY

Dee, a single woman, reflects on the affair she has been having with 
Paul, a married man.


  COMMENTARY

This is a bittersweet story.  Dee remembers the good and the bad 
parts of her affair with Paul.  It is an arousing story.  It is also 
a sad story.  Above all, it seems realistic.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=376243590&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13466.txt


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No. 176 - September 1, 1998

Opening at Closing by Otzchiim

M/F

Length: 2,800 words


  SUMMARY

Paul runs into an old flame after moving back home.


  COMMENTARY

The characters in this story are reluctant to jump into bed, too 
quickly, but both of them want it.

The author takes the time to set the mood.  I like that.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=385740988&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14779.txt


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No. 177 - September 3, 1998

The Fan Man by Sundance

Voy, F-solo, F/M, Teen

Length: 7,000 words


  SUMMARY

Craig agrees to install a fan for his neighbor Cynthia.  Cynthia's 
daughter, Karen, comes home early and gives Craig a nice surprise.


  COMMENTARY

This is an arousing story, but it is a bit lacking.  There is a bit 
too much sex and too little character development, in the middle of 
the story, to suit my tastes.

I much preferred the first and last thirds of the story, in which 
there was a better mixture of plot, characterization, and sex.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story.


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No. 178 - September 3, 1998

A Slip of the Tongue by Lord Malinov

Voy

Length: 2,000 words


  SUMMARY

Two guys spy on some women.


  COMMENTARY

This is very well written.  There is a lot of dialogue.  I like the 
back and forth between Kevin and his friend.  The author does a 
wonderful job of both relating a story, on the one hand, and 
describing a scene, on the other.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=382436408&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14516.txt


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No. 179 - September 3, 1998

Paint by LeAnna

Voy

Length: 1,100 words


  SUMMARY

A doctor and a patient discuss the patient's obsession with his 
neighbor.


  COMMENTARY

This is an interesting story.  I got the impression that the patient 
is a man, but that is not explicitly clear from reading the story.

The subject of discussion, the patient's neighbor, reminded me of a 
character from Heinlein's _I Will Fear No Evil_.

I'm not too sure what the point of this story was.  I did not find it
arousing.  There was not much of a plot.  There is some character 
development.  It fits in well with the title of the author's now 
defunct Home Page, LeAnna's Musings.


  JUDGMENT

This is a good story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=383797538&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14663.txt


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No. 180 - September 4, 1998

Assignation by Janey

F/M

Length: 10,500 words


  SUMMARY

A mysterious woman, not Janey, and a mysterious man, who's identity 
also remains anonymous, meet face-to-face for the first time.


  COMMENTARY

It is not a good sign when my mind starts to wander while I am 
reading a story.

I find the manner in which this story is told pretentious.  I could 
really care less about either of the characters.  There is sex, but 
not much of a spark.

The plot is bland.  The characters are not much better.  I did not 
care for this story.


  JUDGMENT

This is not a good story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=383134004&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14598.txt


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No. 181 - September 5, 1998

Trouble In Paradise by Crimson Dragon

F/F, Exhib, Light Spanking

Length: 8,400 words


  SUMMARY

Dawn and Elizabeth find their relationship altered after an incident 
during their vacation in Mexico.


  COMMENTARY

I like the author's touch.  Crimson Dragon does a nice job of 
balancing the two characters.  They both seem real.  They both have 
depth.

I like the plot.  It is well paced.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=376997830&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13551.txt


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No. 182 - September 6, 1998

The Date by R. Hawk

F/M, F-solo, M-solo, Teen, Inc

Length: 5,600 words


  SUMMARY

Martina has the hots for Kenny.  Kenny has the hots for Martina.  
Kenny is Martina's sixteen-year-old son.  


  COMMENTARY

I like the characters in this story.  Both mother and son are eager 
to get the other between the sheets, but they also have their doubts.

The story does not focus on the sex as much as does on how they deal 
with their feelings.

This story is very quickly paced.  It feels like this was supposed to
be a longer story, but the other did not have either the time or the 
inclination to develop it fully.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=174979906&fmt=raw


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