Rogue Reviews Digest No. 6 - July 6, 1998


  NOTICE

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


  CONTENTS

Mailing List Information

Rating System

Reviews
  Rogue Review No. 80 [Sally Learns Her Lesson by Kristen]
  Rogue Review No. 81 [The Massage by Sue D. Nyym]
  Rogue Review No. 82 [Stormy by Emily]
  Rogue Review No. 83 [The Restaurant by Mel]
  Rogue Review No. 84 [Private Dancer by Steven A. Black]
  Rogue Review No. 85 [Collection by LeAnna]
  Rogue Review No. 86 [The Shed (Chapters 1 & 2) by Big T]
  Rogue Review No. 87 [Amy Visits for the Summer (Parts I, II & III) by Sundance]
  Rogue Review No. 88 [The Punishment Fits The Crime by E. Z. Riter]
  Rogue Review No. 89 [Scratches by Lord Malinov]


  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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* E-Mail - santiago@switchboardmail.com


  RATING SYSTEM

* Outstanding - You must read this story
* Excellent - You should read this story
* Good - Read this story if you have the time
* Not Good - Do not bother reading this story
* Grudgingly Good - Technichally this story is well written, but there 
    are elements in this story which disturb me.


  REVIEWS

Rogue Review  No. 80 - June 30, 1998

Sally Learns Her Lesson by Kristen

F-solo, M/F

Length: 1,800 words


  SUMMARY

The Third Rock From The Sun Episode that we are all dying to see on 
TV.


  COMMENTARY

I liked this story, but it was more funny than arousing.  Maybe that 
is what the author had in mind?

It would have been nice to have seen a little more.  The characters 
did get a very quick treatment, and there was not much to the plot.

I do think the author did a good job of recreating the characters 
from 3rd Rock.


  JUDGMENT

This is a good story, but it would have been nice if there had more 
to the plot.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/12367.txt


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Rogue Review  No. 81 - June 30, 1998

The Massage by Sue D. Nyym

F/F

Length: 3,000 words


  SUMMARY

Penny goes to the spa and gets some special attention from Lynn, a 
beautiful masseuse.


  COMMENTARY

The story centers around Penny and is more about her life than it is 
about her relationship with another woman.  The narration is 
beautifully done.  Lynn is not as much a fleshed out character as she
is a convenient one.

I like the build-up in this story.  The author does a lovely job 
of showing how badly Penny needed to be HANDled the way Lynn HANDles 
her. [Cough, cough.]

I am not completely satisfied with the ending.  It seems to be an 
attempt to wrap things up, neatly.  I do not think the story needs 
it.  I do not care for the ending, but at the same time I do not feel
that it takes too much away from the story.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/12368.txt


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Rogue Review  No. 82 - July 1, 1998

Stormy by Emily

F/M

Length: 1,600 words


  SUMMARY

Josie is out for a jog when she meets a handsome stranger, or does 
she?


  COMMENTARY

This story was nice, but it was nothing great.  It read like the 
beginning of a longer work.  The handsome stranger seems to be a bit 
of a stereotype.

I just felt a bit cheated.  Just as things started to get interesting
the story ended.


  JUDGMENT

This is a good story, I just wish there had been a little more to it.


  LINK(S)

http://www.artandlove.org/pr/stormy.htm


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Rogue Review  No. 83 - July 1, 1998

The Restaurant by Mel

F/F, Teen

Length: 2,100 words


  SUMMARY

A woman experiences lesbian love for the first time.


  COMMENTARY

This is a stroke story.  The descriptions are well handled, but the 
story is short on both characterization and plot.  It would have been
nice to have seen a little more dialogue.  The author did do a good 
job of building up to the inevitable sex scene.


  JUDGMENT

This is a good story, but a little more dialogue would have helped.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/12385.txt


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Rogue Review  No. 84 - July 2, 1998

Private Dancer by Steven A. Black

M/F

Length: 9,300 words


  SUMMARY

Andy hooks up with Sasha, a stripper.


  COMMENTARY

This is a well paced story.  The author teases the reader, but does 
not get down to business too fast.

Neither of the main characters has to make any tough choices.  The 
purpose of the plot seems to be to get them into bed.  The story ends
with them living happily ever after.

The descriptions are good, but there are some instances where the 
author tells the reader how Andy feels, rather than show the reader 
how Andy feels.


  JUDGMENT

This is a good story, but the characters could have had a little more
depth.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/12417.txt


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Rogue Review  No. 85 - July 2, 1998

Collection by LeAnna

M/F

Length: 1,800 words


  SUMMARY

A man steals from the collection plate and gets caught.


  COMMENTARY

I found this story very arousing.  There is a sudden shift in the 
tone and direction of the story.  It works.

I liked the twist at the end.  The narrator's descriptions convey 
both how the narrator feels and what he sees.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/12031.txt


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Rogue Review  No. 86 - July 2, 1998

The Shed (Chapters 1 & 2) by Big T

Voy, F-solo, M-solo

Length: 4,500 words


  SUMMARY

A twelve-year-old boy spies on an older girl.


  COMMENTARY

This story is jagged around the edges, but it shows potential.  The 
author does an excellent job of writing a story from a twelve-year-
old boy's point of view.  He captures the boy's apprehension and his 
excitement.

The story could stand to be edited.  There are quite a few sentences 
and paragraphs that I feel could be broken up into shorter ones.  
There are a few misspelled words.

These are only the first two chapters of a longer work.


  JUDGMENT

This is a good story, but it needs to be edited.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/12423.txt


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Rogue Review  No. 87 - July 3, 1998

Amy Visits for the Summer (Parts I, II, & III) by Sundance

M/F, Teen

Length: 12,600 words


  NOTE

This is only the beginning of a longer story.


  SUMMARY

Married-with-three-kids-Mike, age 38, boinks beautiful-used-to-be-a-
tomboy-Amy, age 17.


  COMMENTARY

I found this story very arousing.  The author does not spend too much
time on the sex itself, but does spend a considerable amount of time 
building up to it.

The main character does admit to being a bit estranged from his wife,
Sarah.  He is ripe when Amy comes along.  This bothered me some.  I 
am curious to see how the author will bring the wife into the story.

The author does a good job of showing the confusion in Mike's head.  
He is not entirely reluctant, but he does have his doubts.


  JUDGMENT

This is an excellent story.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/12446.txt [1/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/12447.txt [2/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/12573.txt [3/3]


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Rogue Review  No. 88 - July 4, 1998

The Punishment Fits The Crime by E. Z. Riter

M/F, D&S

Length: 4,000 words


  SUMMARY

Charlie punishes his wife, Becky, for cheating on him with her tennis
instructor, Harry.


  COMMENTARY

This story did not flow for me.  It seemed rather episodic.  It felt 
like something was missing.  Aside from that it was a good story.

The descriptions are great.  The story seems to be well paced.  I 
liked the plot.  There is tension in this story, and I liked it.

I guess what bothers me is the fact that in the end it seems like 
Charlie forgives Becky simply because she is a sexpot and he cannot 
get enough of that thang.  In retrospect, Charlie's dilemma does not 
seem to be either, whether or not to forgive Becky, or why he should 
forgive her, but how long to wait before forgiving her.


  JUDGMENT

This is a good story, but Charlie's dilemma did not seem compelling 
enough.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/12514.txt


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Rogue Review  No. 89 - July 4, 1998

Scratches by Lord Malinov

M/F

Length: 500 words


  SUMMARY

Malinov reminisces about his relationship with Diana, his wife.


  COMMENTARY

This is not really a story.  I liked the descriptions.

It seems to have two themes, the endurance of their love life and 
his fascination with her beauty.


  JUDGMENT

This is good.


  LINK(S)

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/12449.txt


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