Rogue Reviews Digest No. 14 - August 31, 1998


  NOTICE

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


  CONTENTS

About Links

Mailing List Information

Ratings

Reviews

  No. 161 ["Barley Legal Teens" by Bronwen]
  No. 162 ["April Showers" by Hawkeye]
  No. 163 ["A Roll of the Dice" by Bernadette]
  No. 164 ["The Reality of Virtual Possession" by Tigger]
  No. 165 ["Sexretary" by Sue D. Nyym]
  No. 166 ["You Always Sleep With Your Hairdresser - Don't You?" by Sven the Elder]
  No. 167 ["Jenn's Bi Experience" by Jenntill]
  No. 168 ["Builders" by Nick]
  No. 169 ["Sharing" by E. Z. Riter]
  No. 170 ["Awakenings" by Ann Douglas]
  No. 171 ["Cloth Doll" by Mat Twassel]
  No. 172 ["Persuasion" by Vickie Morgan]
  No. 173 ["Sex In His Tent" by Glossy]


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  ABOUT LINKS

Starting with this issue of Rogue Reviews Digest I will be including 
links to Deja News.  This is in addition to the links to the ASSM 
Archive, which I have been providing.


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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.

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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. 161 - August 24, 1998

Barley Legal Teens by Bronwen

F/M, Teen

Length: 2,400 words


  NOTE [Added August 31, 1998]

The title of this story is *Barley* Legal Teens and not *Barely* 
Legal Teens.  I read this story, wrote the review, and posted it to 
my home page without realizing the mistake I made.  The next day I 
got an e-mail from someone who noticed the misspelling.  Ooops?

Reading the title correctly adds a little something to the story.  


  SUMMARY

Laura fondly remembers the summer she was eighteen, Joe, and a field 
of barley.


  COMMENTARY

The story is well paced.  It is both arousing and romantic.  I like 
the way the author transitions from the present to the past, and then
back again.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=381524658&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14461.txt


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No. 162 - August 24, 1998

April Showers by Hawkeye

M/F

Length: 2,200 words


  NOTE

This is part four of a seven part series called "Seasons".

Part 1 - Hazy Shade of Winter        [No.  73]
Part 2 - Summertime Blues            [No. 125]
Part 3 - Season of the Witch         [No. 144]
Part 4 - April Showers               [No. 162]
Part 5 - The Cruelest Month
Part 6 - The Real World
Part 7 - A Time to Cast Away Stones


  SUMMARY

Sam hopes to sneak a peak at Julie, while she is in the shower, and 
ends up getting more than he bargained for.


  COMMENTARY

This story took me by surprise.  It did not exactly go in the 
direction that I thought it would.  I like that.

The fact that Sam had conflicting emotions made this story not just 
enjoyable, but also somewhat plausible.  I enjoyed watching Sam try 
to resist Julie's advances.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=373022559&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13183.txt


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No. 163 - August 24, 1998

A Roll of the Dice by Bernadette

F/F

Length: 4,500 words


  SUMMARY

Lee travels to Las Vegas to meet Margaret, a woman she met on the 
internet.


  COMMENTARY

This story is very well put together.  I like all the little details 
that the author includes.  It is about more than just sex.

Lee is a woman who is trapped between taking a step forward and 
living in the past; living her life as someone else wants her to.

At times, it was hard to follow where the story was leading.  I think
this is because the narrator seems torn between living her life as 
she sees fit and living it for someone else, whether that be Margaret
or her mother.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=380905014&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14218.txt


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No. 164 - August 25, 1998

The Reality of Virtual Possession by Tigger

M/F, FemDom

Length: 6,300 words


  SUMMARY

Ronald has built a virtual reality chamber.  He makes sure to test 
it himself.


  COMMENTARY

There is more to this story than meets the eye.  There is a bit of a 
twist at the end.

The sex is all consensual, but if you do not care for bondage and 
discipline then you may want to skip this story.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=380904979&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14213.txt


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No. 165 - August 25, 1998

Sexretary by Sue D. Nyym

F/F

Length: 8,500 words


  SUMMARY

Kathy hires Angela in the hopes of seducing her.


  COMMENTARY

I liked the way this story started, but once the sex began the plot 
went out the window.  I thought there was an appropriate amount of 
build-up to the sex, but I thought the sex took up a disproportionate
amount of the story.


  JUDGMENT

This is a good story, but it is a stroke story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=378068103&fmt=raw [1/3]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=378068107&fmt=raw [2/3]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=378068115&fmt=raw [3/3]

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13701.txt [1/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13702.txt [2/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13704.txt [3/3]


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No. 166 - August 26, 1998

You Always Sleep With Your Hairdresser - Don't You? by Sven the Elder

M/F

Length: 2,200 words


  SUMMARY

A joke becomes a reality.


  COMMENTARY

This is an amusing story.  It is well written.  It is a stroke story 
with some humor thrown in for good measure.

If I had anything negative to say about this story, it would be that 
it is a bit too short.  I would have liked to see some of the non-sex
scenes drawn out just a bit longer.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=380879842&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13864.txt


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No. 167 - August 26, 1998

Jenn's Bi Experience by Jenntill

F/F, F/F/M

Length: 3,700 words


  SUMMARY

Jenn gets picked up by Joanie and Tom at a gay bar.


  COMMENTARY

This is an arousing story.  It is also a stroke story.  The author 
takes her time getting to the sex.  Once she is there, there is 
little other than sex.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=381524662&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14462.txt


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No. 168 - August 27, 1998

Builders by Nick

Voy

Length: 2,500 words


  SUMMARY

Kevin is a construction worker.  He enjoys watching attractive women 
walk by the site, and showing off for them, as well.


  COMMENTARY

This is a nice little story.  Unfortunately I did not find anything 
particularly compelling about it.  Maybe it is unfair of me to expect
all stories to involve some sort of a dilemma, but these are sex 
stories, after all.  I expect to be titillated.  This one did not 
titillate me, but it is well written and coherent.


  JUDGMENT

This is a good story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=381517147&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14386.txt


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No. 169 - August 27, 1998

Sharing by E. Z. Riter

M/F

Length: 3,700 words


  SUMMARY

Monica likes to have sex twice a week.  Jack, Monica's lover, likes 
to have sex seven nights a week.  Monica comes up with a solution.


  COMMENTARY

This story kept me on edge.  I like it.  I kept wondering when things
were going to devolve, and as far as I can tell they never did.

It is a stroke story, but it is very well written.

The author did not draw things out too much.

I really liked the opening dialogue between Jack and Monica.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=381517191&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14394.txt


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Rogue Reviews No. 170 - August 29, 1998

Awakenings by Ann Douglas

F/M, F/F

Length: 14,700 words


  SUMMARY

Kathryn re-examines her life after being informed that Yolanda, one 
of her friends, is a lesbian.


  COMMENTARY

This is a well written story.  The characters are believable.  The 
plot is well conceived and well executed.  The sex scenes were not 
too long, nor too detailed.

One thing that struck me about this story is how it seems to be 
focused on Kathryn.  What I mean to say is that if she is not 
thinking about something or someone, or interacting with them, they 
do not seem to exist.  It gives the story a surrealistic feel.  This 
is not a bad thing, but I would like to have seen a little more of 
the world, including things that Kathryn does not see.


  JUDGMENT

This is a very good story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=381524630&fmt=raw [1/5]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=381524625&fmt=raw [2/5]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=381524620&fmt=raw [3/5]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=381524636&fmt=raw [4/5]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=381524641&fmt=raw [5/5]

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14453.txt [1/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14452.txt [2/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14451.txt [3/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14454.txt [4/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14455.txt [5/5]


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No. 171 - August 29, 1998

Cloth Doll by Mat Twassel

No Sex

Length: 1,600 words


  SUMMARY

A woman, her daughter, and a cloth doll catch the attention of a man 
sitting in an airport.


  COMMENTARY

This is more of a vignette than a story.  It is a soft and sweet.  I 
was not aroused, but then that was probably not the author's intent.

The note after the story makes me think that the author wrote this 
story in hopes that someone else would write another story.


  JUDGMENT

This is a good story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=371795900&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13083.txt


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No. 172 - August 29, 1998

Persuasion by Vickie Morgan

M/F, NC?

Length: 1,900 words


  SUMMARY

Angela Martin, a school teacher, submits to the headmaster's sexual 
harassment.


  COMMENTARY

I do not care for this story.  What bothers me the most is the way 
in which the sexual relationship between the two characters 
develops.  Unless there is more to this story that the author is 
not telling us, she could probably get him fired.

There was too much action and not enough emotion in this story.  If 
Angela had initiated the sexual contact, then maybe I could get some 
clue as to what she in thinking or how she feels.  


  JUDGMENT

This is not a good story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=372646146&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13157.txt


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No. 173 - August 30, 1998

Sex In His Tent by Glossy

F/M, Teen

Length: 3,000 words


  SUMMARY

A young woman goes camping alone after getting dumped.


  COMMENTARY

The author takes her time. The main character is not chock full o' 
cock by the second paragraph.  I like that.

Sex is not the only turn on for the main character.  She seems to get
off on being horny as much as she does on getting laid.  I like that.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINKS

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=383104871&fmt=raw

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14578.txt


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