Rogue Reviews Digest No. 28 - January 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. 288 ["Stroke Story" by MichaelD38]
  No. 289 ["Climbing" by Poison Ivan]
  No. 290 ["IOU" by Vickie Morgan]
  No. 291 ["A Love Deeply Missed" by J. Boswell]
  No. 292 ["Call Me Jailbait" by Jenny Wanshel]


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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. 288 - December 23, 1998

Stroke Story by MichaelD38

M/F, M/F/F

Length: 8,400 words

Rating: Good

Arousal Factor: Average
Story Factor: Low


  SUMMARY

Bret, a famous movie actor, bangs his way across the City of Angels.


  COMMENTARY

For the most part, this story is forgettable.  It does not get 
interesting until Cindy, that's girl #5 in the script, enters the 
story.  She adds some life to it.

I like to believe that where you begin it less important than where 
you finish.  Having said that, I think that the reason I did not give
this story a lower rating is for the simple fact that it got better 
as it went along.

Possibly I missed the point of the story.  The author's notes 
indicate that this is supposed to be a satire.  I guess the humor 
just went over my head.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15688.txt [1/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15686.txt [2/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15687.txt [3/3]

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=395921971&fmt=raw [1/3]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=395921962&fmt=raw [2/3]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=395921966&fmt=raw [3/3]


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Rogue Review No. 289 - December 26, 1998

Climbing by Poison Ivan

M/F

Length: 8,000 words

Rating: Outstanding

Arousal Factor: High
Story Factor: Ultra


  SUMMARY

Told in the first person, a man recounts how he met a woman and some 
of the experiences they shared while mountain climbing.


  COMMENTARY

This is a wonderfully composed story.  There are two narratives that 
run simultaneously.  The author does a wonderful job of jumping back 
and forth between the two.

I like the characters, they both seem real.  The plot is simple, but 
well constructed.  It is the author's handling of it that really make 
this a treat to read.  The sex is very arousing without being 
omnipresent.

I've never mountain climbed so I will not comment on the accuracy of 
the mountain climbing details.  There was not too much climbing 
jargon in this story, but there was a climbing term here and there 
that I was not familiar with.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/18110.txt [1/1]

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=423890875&fmt=raw [1/1]


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Rogue Review No. 290 - December 27, 1998

IOU by Vickie Morgan

F/M, Teen

Length: 13,800 words

Rating: Very Good

Arousal Factor: Average
Story Factor: High


  SUMMARY

Ellie sleeps with Carl, her best friend's younger brother, after he 
produces an old IOU.


  COMMENTARY

This is really two stories, not one.  First, there is the story of 
how Ellie and Carl wind up sleeping together [Chapters 1-4].  
Second, there is the story of how Ellie comes to realize that she 
is more than just another pretty face [Chapters 5 & 6].

I liked the first "story" better than I did the second one.  It 
could have something to do with the fact that there is sex in the 
first "story" and only a mention of sex in the second "story".  I 
think there is more to it than that.  The first "story" seems to 
flow more smoothly.  The second "story" seems rushed.


  NOTE

This story takes place in the north of England.  The author 
includes a short glossary of terms that may be unfamiliar to 
Americans.  I found it very helpful.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17227.txt [1/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17228.txt [2/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17229.txt [3/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17230.txt [4/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17231.txt [5/6]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17232.txt [6/6]

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=412714183&fmt=raw [1/6]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=412714186&fmt=raw [2/6]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=412714190&fmt=raw [3/6]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=412714193&fmt=raw [4/6]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=412714197&fmt=raw [5/6]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=412714201&fmt=raw [6/6]


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Rogue Review No. 291 - December 28, 1998

A Love Deeply Missed by J. Boswell

M/F, Teen

Length: 7,900 words

Rating: Very Good

Arousal Factor: Average
Story Factor: High


  SUMMARY

Brian falls for Stacy, but things do not quite work out as he had 
planned.


  COMMENTARY

This story is about Brian's passion or obsession for Stacy, and not 
how he gets her into his bed.  In other words, even though the sex is
arousing, there is more to this story than just sex.

Most of the characters are two-dimensional.  Brian is the only one 
who seems somewhat real.

Some of Brian's tactics seem a bit extreme.

The author includes lyrics from several Bruce Springsteen songs.

Despite the fact that Stacy is Brian's step-mother, I do not think 
that this qualifies as an incest story.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/18228.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=425133160&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 292 - December 30, 1998

Call Me Jailbait by Jenny Wanshel

f/M, Teen

Length: 7,700 words

Rating: Excellent

Arousal Factor: High
Story Factor: High


  SUMMARY

Jenny, age 15, does it with Brian, her mother's friend's husband, who
happens to be more than twice her age.


  COMMENTARY

This story is extremely arousing.  The characters seem real enough 
and the sex is very hot.  What really impressed me about this story 
is that even though the big scene in this story was a little long, 
for my tastes, the sex did not get mechanical; it stayed very real 
for me.


  LINK

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=427402772&fmt=raw


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