Rogue Reviews Digest No. 58 - May, 2000

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Reviews

  "Full Custody" by Richard Bissell
  "More Phone Sex" by Paris Waterman
  "Camping with the In-laws" by Snake
  "Model Release" by artie
  "The Easy Winner or The Futility of the Class Struggle" by Richard Rivers
  "Good Therapy" by Miss Behavin'
  "Sandy" by Billy G
  "Grad" by Deirdre
  "Glance" by Deirdre
  "Sworn Secrets" by Jack Handee

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Rogue Review No. 503 - April 5, 2000

TITLE: Full Custody
AUTHOR: Richard Bissell (a.k.a. MichaelD38)
LENGTH: 8,700 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (1 Female, 1 Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Neighbors
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Home
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: At her request and after seriously considering the 
situation, thirty-year-old Ian agrees to knock up Christy, 
his fifteen-year-old neighbor.

COMMENTARY: I liked this story a lot. The author has done a 
beautiful job with the plot and the characters. I was both 
physically aroused and emotionally moved while reading it. I 
enjoyed the dialogue and the non-verbal interplay between 
Ian and Christy. Both characters seemed very realistic. They 
were complex and dynamic. They experienced highs and lows. 
They had dreams and fears. As I said a few sentences back, 
they seemed very realistic.

I can't think of anything negative to say about this story. 
It is well written and well edited. I found it to be quite 
arousing.  Simply put, I don't read too many stories that 
impress me as much as this one does. The ending is 
bittersweet, but seems appropriate given the tone of the 
story up to that point.

I think this story should appeal to both male and female 
readers. Given that the pace and tone are a bit sedate, this 
story may not play well with readers who prefer to read 
wildly kinky stories. Still, I highly recommend you read it.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Outstanding

LINK(S): Full Custody

         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23474 [1/2]
         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23475 [2/2]

         Author's Archives

         - www.asstr.org/~Richard_Bissell/
         - www.asstr.org/~MichaelD/

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Rogue Review No. 504 - April 17, 2000

TITLE: More Phone Sex
AUTHOR: Paris Waterman
LENGTH: 3,000 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (2 Females)
ORIENTATION(S): Homosexual (Female)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Friends
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Home
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): Other Stuff

SUMMARY: Rachel teases Lisa, over the phone.

COMMENTARY: This isn't a long story. I don't want to say too 
much about it for fear that I will ruin it for you. On the 
other hand, I should warn you that there are some parts of 
it that may make some of you feel a bit icky. I hope you 
haven't stopped reading yet, because I think I should 
elaborate on that last comment. It isn't entirely clear in 
this story exactly what is going on. Rachel tells Lisa a 
story, but there is no third party narration to confirm that 
what she describes is actually happening. Are you confused 
yet?  Do you want to read the story now? What! I haven't 
even told you whether I enjoyed it or not!

I found this story to be arousing. In part, because of the 
author's ability to write dialogue, and this is a story that 
consists almost entirely of dialogue. The characters sprang 
out at me. I could hear them speaking. In part, because of 
the twists and turns that the conversation takes. I wasn't 
sure if what I was reading was actually happening, and being 
unsure made me that much more aroused. This must all be very 
confusing, given that I have chosen not to reveal where it 
is that Rachel and Lisa's conversation ends up. While I 
could see that Rachel was manipulating Lisa, by telling her 
this fantastic story, I couldn't determine it was an 
enhancement of an actual event or a complete fabrication. 
Not knowing made the story that much better, for me.

The bottom line is that I recommend you read this story. At 
the same time, I hope you will keep in mind that I have 
warned you.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Very Good

LINK(S): More Phone Sex

         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23520 [1/1]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=606874884&fmt=raw [1/1]

         Paris' Place

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

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Rogue Review No. 505 - April 17, 2000

TITLE: Camping with the In-laws
AUTHOR: Snake
LENGTH: 15,900 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (1 Female, 1 Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Husband/Wife
                 Brother/Sister-in-law
KINK(S): Exhibitionism
SETTING(S): Outdoors
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Mike and Natalie have more fun, wearing less 
clothes, than they expected when they go camping with Kellie 
and Steve.

COMMENTARY: I enjoyed this story. It is not short, but it 
isn't terribly long either. The author keeps the plot 
rolling and the story fresh. The ending is predictable, but 
I like the route that the characters take in getting there.

There is one thing that nagged at me as I read this story. 
Mike seems to get very turned on watching his wife and his 
brother-in-law have sex. That wasn't the part that nagged at 
me. It was the manner in which the author reveals Mike's 
arousal at his wife's infidelity which leaves something to 
be desired, in my opinion. Instead of showing us how it 
makes him feel, Mike, who doubles as the narrator, tells us 
how it makes him feel. Explicitly revealing facts isn't 
always the most effective method for communicating 
information. 

There isn't anything to really warn you about in this story, 
other than the infidelity. Although I have to wonder if it 
can real be considered infidelity if it is done with the 
implied consent of one's spouse. Oh well, I enjoyed the 
story and believe that some of you should as well.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Camping with the In-laws

         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23572 [1/1]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=608144911&fmt=raw [1/1]

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Rogue Review No. 506 - April 17, 2000

TITLE: Model Release
AUTHOR: artie
LENGTH: 3,400 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Threesome (2 Females, 1 Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Male Model-Female Artists
KINK(S): Light Bondage
SETTING(S): Studio
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Anita and Sue, with some assistance from Alex, 
prepare a very special present for his girlfriend.

COMMENTARY: I enjoyed this story. It flows quickly. It isn't 
too long or involved. The sex is kept to a minimum, but I 
still found it to be quite arousing. After all, a scene can 
be arousing with out penetration actually occurring. Right?

On the down side, the story does flow a bit too fast. Yes, I 
mentioned this as a plus in the last paragraph, but give me 
a few more sentences and I'll elaborate. I had a hard time 
following everything that was happening, as I read through 
the story for the first time. Am I expecting too much? 
Should I have been reading the story a bit more slowly? 
Maybe, but it is worth noting that this story is very 
tightly scripted. There is nothing wrong with a tightly 
scripted story, i.e., one in which every or almost every 
sentence carries vital or important information, but it 
helps to know in advance that one is reading such a story. 
Which is not say that the author should have said so in his 
notes, but that I feel the obligation to say so here.

I think that most of you should enjoy this story, male and 
female alike.  However, if you are expecting Alex to have 
his cock buried inside of either Anita or Sue by the end of 
the second paragraph, or sooner, then you may want to skip 
this story.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Model Release

         - http://assm.asstr.org/Year2000/23694 [1/1]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=611683673&fmt=raw [1/1]

         artie's stories

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

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Rogue Review No. 507 - April 22, 2000

TITLE: The Easy Winner or The Futility of the Class Struggle
AUTHOR: Richard Rivers
LENGTH: 5,500 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (1 Female, 1 Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Hotel Guest-Hotel Employee
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Hotel
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: After his misplacing his driver's license, Mr. 
Wilson, loses his employer, Mr. Pendrake. He recovers the 
former before the latter, thanks to one of the hotel 
lounge's waitresses, Stephanie.

COMMENTARY: I can see how my summary may not get your juices 
flowing, but I still think that some of you will enjoy this 
story. If you prefer stories that involve lots sex, then you 
will probably want to skip this one. The author does a 
wonderful job painting the scenery and the characters. The 
details he includes fit together nicely and make the 
characters and the setting seem very real. I found the 
scenes involving Mr. Wilson and Stephanie to be quite 
arousing. The scenes involving Mr. Wilson and Mr. Pendrake 
weren't arousing, but they do add perspective to the story.

If I were scoring this story primarily on the basis of how 
arousing I found it, then I would probably say it is Very 
Good, but not Excellent. On the whole, though, this is an 
Excellent story: arousing, very well written, and very well 
edited.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): The Stories of Richard Rivers

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

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Rogue Review No. 508 - April 23, 2000

TITLE: Good Therapy
AUTHOR: Miss Behavin'
LENGTH: 4,800 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (1 Female, 1 Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Married Couple
KINK(S): Voyeurism
SETTING(S): Doctor's Office
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Gwen Lawrence is a marital counselor. Joanna and 
Russell Peterson are a couple of her patients. The problem 
seems to be that Russell wants Joanna to do things that she 
doesn't want to do, sexually. Against her better judgment, 
Dr. Lawrence allows the therapy session to take a rather 
unconventional route towards solving their problems.

COMMENTARY: I found this story to be very entertaining. Gwen 
is supposed to be in charge of the situation but things get 
out of -- er -- hand, rather quickly. My favorite character 
is Russell who, in my opinion, provides most of the comic 
relief. The story was very arousing. The plot escalates 
rather quickly, but in a logical manner.

I think that most of you should enjoy this story and that it 
will appeal to both male and female readers. Not everything 
is as it seems in this story. I don't want to ruin it for 
you, so I won't say anymore than that, but you may want to 
re-read it, at least once. I enjoyed it even more the second 
time around.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Miss Behavin's Bedtime Stories

         - http://www.missbehavin.com

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Rogue Review No. 509 - April 24, 2000

TITLE: Sandy
AUTHOR: Billy G
LENGTH: 4,300 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (1 Female, 1 Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Friends
KINK(S): Exhibitionism
         Voyeurism
SETTING(S): Home
            Elsewhere
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Billy reminisces about how he met Sandy and what 
makes her special to him.

COMMENTARY: If you are looking for a story with lots of hot 
and heavy sex then you should probably skip this one. On the 
other hand...

[I sure use that expression enough don't I?]

...if you enjoy or sometimes enjoy stories that are a bit 
sedate and deal with personal intimacy without actually 
going as far as physical intercourse then you might want to 
give this one a spin.

One thing in particular that sticks out in my mind is the 
fact that the author just seems to let the story tell itself 
without over embellishment. It comes off in a very honest 
manner. It doesn't feel like he is trying too hard to 
impress the reader and that is refreshing. Even though this 
quality can be found, to one degree or another, in most of 
the stories that I like, it really stands out in this one.

I can't think of anything negative to say about this story. 
Now if you are looking for something intense or wild then 
you probably won't enjoy it, but that doesn't mean that this 
story is lacking, just that it may not appeal to everyone.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Sandy

         - ftp://ftp.asstr.org/pub/Authors/BillyG/sandy.txt

         Billy G's ftp archive

         - ftp://ftp.asstr.org/pub/Authors/BillyG/

         Stories Online

         - http://www.storiesonline.net/

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Rogue Review No. 510 - April 25, 2000

TITLE: Grad
AUTHOR: deirdre
LENGTH: 3,100 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (2 Females)
ORIENTATION(S): Homosexual (Female)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Sisters
                 Acquaintances 
KINK(S): BDSM
SETTING(S): Home
CAUTION(S): Non-Consensual?

SUMMARY: A female law-student makes a rather startling 
discovery about her sister.

COMMENTARY: This is a delicious short story of lesbian 
bondage and discipline, with a little bit of incest thrown 
in on the side. It is just the right length, although it 
does leave me wanting more; I consider that to be a good 
thing. It is also very intense, so if you are looking for 
something a little more subdued then you may want to skip 
this one.

I guess that's about all I have to say about this one. Read 
it if it sounds like something you might enjoy, on some 
level. If bondage and discipline, lesbian sex, and/or incest 
stories make you feel icky then you should probably pass on 
this one.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Grad

         - http://www.asstr.org/files/Collections/Alt.Sex.Stories.Moderated/Year1997/1093.txt

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Rogue Review No. 511 - April 25, 2000

TITLE: Glance
AUTHOR: deirdre
LENGTH: 3,100 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (2 Females)
                Twosome (2 Males)
                Twosome (1 Female, 1 Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
                Homosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Brother/Sister-in-law
                 Neighbors
KINK(S): BDSM
         Voyeurism
SETTING(S): Home
CAUTION(S): Non-Consensual?

SUMMARY: A man is caught ogling his beautiful neighbor, by 
his sister-in-law. She, his sister-in-law, threatens to tell 
his wife unless he promises to do whatever she asks of him.

COMMENTARY: This is the sort of story that both arouses and 
frightens me at the same time. After reading it, I think 
that I have a better insight as to why some women are 
aroused by erotica that involves rape. What ends up 
happening to the main character isn't something that sounds 
appealing, but at the same time I can't deny that I found 
the entire story to be very arousing.

Is it rape if you are given a choice? The main character 
doesn't have to comply with the orders he is given by his 
sister-in-law. The alternative isn't very attractive, but he 
does have a choice. Given these facts, should this story be 
labeled as a "non-consensual" sex story? You decide, because 
I don't feel comfortable saying decisively that this is or 
is not a "non-consensual" sex story.

I do not recommend this story to those of you who prefer to 
read stories that involve strictly heterosexual vanilla sex, 
because this story really doesn't even include that flavor. 
If you have an open mind or just like stories that are a bit 
twisted then you probably will enjoy this one. It certainly 
is an intense ride.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Glance

         - http://www.asstr.org/files/Collections/Alt.Sex.Stories.Moderated/Year1997/1096.txt

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Rogue Review No. 512 - April 25, 2000

TITLE: Sworn Secrets
AUTHOR: Jack Handee
LENGTH: 8,500 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (1 Female, 1 Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Older Man/Younger Woman
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Home
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Jim has developed a crush on Anna, his son's 
teenage girlfriend. He manages to keep it a secret until 
Trevor comes to him for advice on how to break up with 
Anna.

COMMENTARY: I was a bit apprehensive when I picked this 
story up. I was afraid that the author would cut to the 
chase a bit too quickly. I am happy to report that the 
author takes his time and paces the story quite nicely. I 
am also impressed by the fact that Jim actually seems to 
have a conscience. After all, Anna is still in high school 
and is his son's girlfriend. These facts do not escape 
Jim's notice. He wrestles with them throughout the story. 
Seeing him do so made the story that much more enjoyable 
for me.

I can see how some of you might be disturbed by this story, 
but honestly I think that it is quite well written, with the 
exception of a few typographical errors. It is also possible 
that I enjoyed this story because I am male and this seems 
to be a typical male fantasy, but I prefer to think that the 
author has done a fine job and deserves some recognition.

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Jack Handee's Website

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

