Rogue Reviews Digest No. 26 - December 11, 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. 276 ["Renewed" by Miss Behavin']
  No. 277 ["The Waterfall" by Susan]
  No. 278 ["Spring Break" by Fievreuse]
  No. 279 ["Trio" by L. S. Hauser]
  No. 280 ["For the Love of My Brother" by Crystal D.]
  No. 281 ["Tales of the East Indies" by Sven the Elder]
  No. 282 ["The Offering" by BronwenSM]


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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. 276 - December 2, 1998

Renewed by Miss Behavin'

F/M

Length: 8,700 words

Rating: Very Good

Arousal Factor: High
Story Factor: Average


  SUMMARY

With a little help from an old friend, Alexandria manages to get over
not getting to take a vacation.


  COMMENTARY

I like the way this story begins.  The author does a beautiful job 
setting the scene.  Unfortunately, the plot seems to go out the 
window.  Fortunately, the sex heats things up rather quickly.  What 
makes this story even better is that the author draws out the sex 
play, in a good way.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17040.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=409268373&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 277 - December 3, 1998

The Waterfall by Susan

F/F/M

Length: 2,600 words

Rating: Good

Arousal Factor: Average
Story Factor: Average


  SUMMARY

Sue and Martin have an encounter with a mysterious woman.


  COMMENTARY

This is your basic, run-of-the-mill, menage-a-trois, under-a-
waterfall story.  I like the narrator's reluctance.  She is not 
forced to do anything she does not want to, but the fact that she 
does not immediately accept all sexual contact is nice to see.  It 
gives her some depth.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16831.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=406634929&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 278 - December 3, 1998

Spring Break by Fievreuse

M/M/F, M-solo

Length: 2,600 words

Rating: Very Good

Arousal Factor: High
Story Factor: Average


  SUMMARY

David, Billy, and Kira share a room, but not a bed.


  COMMENTARY

The author of this story shows a lot of restraint.  He takes the time
to set the scene and let the tension build.  It is a shame the story 
is not longer or more involved.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17067.txt [1/2]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17068.txt [2/2]

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=409593065&fmt=raw [1/2]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=409593067&fmt=raw [2/2]


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Rogue Review No. 279 - December 7, 1998

Trio by L. S. Hauser (reposted by The Libertine)

F/F/M, F/F, Inc

Length: 11,300 words

Rating: Excellent

Arousal Factor: Ultra
Story Factor: High


  SUMMARY

Robin is jealous of Jon, her twin brother, and Daphne, his new 
girlfriend.  It turns out that they are more than willing to share.


  COMMENTARY

Despite the way my summary sounds, this is a very well written story.
There is more to it than just sex, but sex is definitely the focus.  
The characters are very lusty, but they do not leap into bed with one
another without first expressing some doubts.  In other words, the 
characters are balanced, even if the focus of the story is not.

In particular I liked Robin's asides regarding her mother.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17194.txt [1/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17195.txt [2/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/17196.txt [3/3]

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=412028781&fmt=raw [1/3]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=412028786&fmt=raw [2/3]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=412028790&fmt=raw [3/3]


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Rogue Review No. 280 - December 10, 1998

For the Love of My Brother by Crystal D.

F/M, Inc

Length: 5,400 words

Rating: Very Good

Arousal Factor: High
Story Factor: Average


  SUMMARY

A young woman, age 22, describes her seduction of her half-brother, 
age 38.


  COMMENTARY

This story is very arousing.  The author lets the tension build before 
her two characters jump in the sack.  I like that.

I prefer to see more dialogue than there is in this story.

There is more to this story than just descriptions of sex, but sex is 
definitely the focus of the story.


  LINK

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=412345403&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 281 - December 11, 1998

Tales of the East Indies by Sven the Elder (reposted by John Dark)

M/F

Length: 4,000 words

Rating: Not Good

Arousal Factor: Low
Story Factor: Low


  SUMMARY

Sven tells us about his infidelities in the East Indies.


  COMMENTARY

I can appreciate what the author was trying to do with this story, 
but it did not work for me.  I look for stories that inspire my 
imagination and/or libido.  This one succeeded in part on the second 
count, but fell short on the first.

The author begins with an introduction, tells two tales, and ends 
with some concluding remarks.  The first tale I liked.  It reminded 
me of one of his more recent stories, "Therapy".  The second story I 
was not so crazy about.  While the first tale lacked plot or 
character development, it did have details that I found arousing.  
The second tale lacked plot, character development, and arousing 
details.  What it did have was a description of a sexual encounter 
with a strange woman.

I suppose that I am not being fair to the author.  The thrust of the 
story is not sex, but rather an attempt to reveal a side of his 
character.  He intends to do this by relating a couple tales.  
Unfortunately, it did not work for me.  Possibly this has to do with 
cultural differences, or the fact that he is a couple decades older 
than me, or the fact that he is married and I am not.  Either way, 
this story did not do it for me.

  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14666.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=383797547&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 282 - December 11, 1998

The Offering by BronwenSM

F/M/M, Teen

Length: 1,500 words

Rating: Good

Arousal Factor: Low
Story Factor: Average


  SUMMARY

Bronwen recalls an unusual encounter from her teen years.


  COMMENTARY

This story is about more than just sex.

It is about how fascination with sex can make you do things you 
probably would not have done otherwise.  It is also about taking care
of those who are less fortunate.

If found this story to be mildly arousing.  I probably would have 
enjoyed it more if there had been a bit more to the story.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16804.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=405887520&fmt=raw


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12/11/98