Rogue Reviews Digest No. 45 - July 25, 1999

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Reviews

  "Sandra Jiminez: ¡Mi Esposa Caliente!" by Losgud
  "The Eye of the Beholder" by MichaelD38
  "Karen" by E. Z. Riter
  "Coming of Age" by Eighteen and Innocent
  "Losing It" by Titmouse
  "Meals in Heels" by Miss Behavin'
  "Fireflies and Thunderstorms" by a.k.a. nolan

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Rogue Review No. 412 - July 16, 1999

TITLE: Sandra Jiminez: ¡Mi Esposa Caliente!
AUTHOR: Losgud
LENGTH: 18,700 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Coworkers
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Home
            Work
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Sandra gets the narrator's attention, despite the fact 
that she doesn't speak English, while they are both working at a 
corn canning plant.

COMMENTARY: I am a bit torn when it comes to this story.  On the 
one hand, the sex is very hot.  On the other, the story, other 
than the sex scenes, was a bit hard to follow.  Considering that 
I have never been in a corn canning factory and know nothing 
about the business, I felt left out.  It comes down to a matter 
of accessibility, and I did not find this story very accessible 
for the casual reader who knows little about the sort of 
environment that a sizable chunk of this story takes place in.

The fact that I actually finished the story can be accredited to 
the fact that I have read most of this author's works and have 
enjoyed them all to a greater or lesser degree.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 8.0 (out of 10)

         - Arousal: 4/5
         - Editing: 5/5
         - Plot and Characters: 3/5

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Very Good

LINK(S): Sandra Jiminez: ¡Mi Esposa Caliente!

         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=497927170&fmt=raw

         Stories Online

         - http://www.storiesonline.net/               

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Rogue Review No. 413 - July 17, 1999

TITLE: The Eye of the Beholder
AUTHOR: MichaelD38
LENGTH: 33,000 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Unmarried Couple
KINK(S): BDSM
SETTING(S): Home
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Danny is working on his masters thesis.  He is writing 
about the Semiotic Aspects of BDSM Erotica.  In the process of 
doing some fieldwork he meets Danni.  She teaches him about BDSM.
He teaches her about semiotics.  Somewhere in between, they get 
the hots for each other.

COMMENTARY: This is good.  This is very good.  This is beyond 
very good.  This is excellent.  Okay, okay, I liked this story, a
lot.  It has it all: plot, characters, and hot sex.  Need I say 
more?

There are a couple things in particular that struck me about this
story.  The first is the two plot lines that the author has 
running.  The first involves Danny and Danni.  The second is a 
story that Danny is writing for Danni.  The author does a nice 
job jumping back and forth between the two plot lines.  There is 
also a certain amount of symmetry between them.

The other thing that struck me, is the fact that both the main 
characters essentially have the same name.  The first thing that 
this brought to my mind is masturbation.  The second thing that 
occurred to me is a yin and yang type relationship.  Is there 
anything to either of these ideas? Possibly, but it is also 
entirely possible that I'm just blowing smoke up my own ass.

I think that most of you should enjoy this story.  Even if you 
don't normally care for stories that involve BDSM themes, if you 
at least think that you are open to new ideas then I recommend 
that you try reading this story.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 10.0 (out of 10)

         - Arousal: 5/5
         - Editing: 5/5
         - Plot and Characters: 5/5

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): The Eye of the Beholder

         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=429962412&fmt=raw [1/9]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=429962417&fmt=raw [2/9]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=429962424&fmt=raw [3/9]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=429962430&fmt=raw [4/9]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=429965378&fmt=raw [5/9]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=429965384&fmt=raw [6/9]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=429965391&fmt=raw [7/9]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=429965396&fmt=raw [8/9]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=429965402&fmt=raw [9/9]

         Stories Online

         - http://www.storiesonline.net/               

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Rogue Review No. 414 - July 19, 1999

TITLE: Karen
AUTHOR: E. Z. Riter
LENGTH: 10,400 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Infidelity
KINK(S): Discipline
SETTING(S): Office
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Karen meets Eric, the man of her dreams.  The thing is 
that she is already married, has two children, one of whom is 
engaged to Eric.  He, on the one hand, has no trouble 
overlooking the obstacles that their forbidden love 
encounters.  She, on the other, goes through quite a bit of 
internal turmoil.

COMMENTARY: Great Story.  Really.  Normally I am not big on a 
lot of narration; I prefer more dialogue than you'll find in 
this story.  In this case I am willing to make an exception.  
The author has done an excellent job with the narration, using 
it to show how torn Karen is between her role as a mother and 
wife, and her desire for Eric.

Another thing that this story has going for it, in my book, is 
that while the story is overflowing with sexual tension, it is 
not overflowing with sex.  The author has picked and chosen the 
right moments for Karen to abandon herself to her carnal 
desires.  After all, the story is really about what leads Karen 
to give in to Eric and not the sex she has with him.  The 
latter is just the icing on the cake, while the former is not 
only the cake but also the rest of the meal.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 10.0 (out of 10)

        - Arousal: 5/5
        - Editing: 5/5
        - Plot and Characters: 5/5

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Karen

        - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=502750690&fmt=raw [1/2]
        - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=502750699&fmt=raw [2/2]

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Rogue Review No. 415 - July 21, 1999

TITLE: Coming of Age
AUTHOR: Eighteen and Innocent
LENGTH: 4,800 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Friends
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Indoors
            Outdoors
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): Early Teen Sex

SUMMARY: A woman reflects on her first love, a man 
she has not seen in years and the father of her first 
child.

COMMENTARY: I found this story to be both touching 
and arousing.  The ending is neither happy  nor 
tragic.  On the one hand, the main character looks 
back with longing and wishes things could have turned 
out differently.  On the other hand, she has not 
allowed her longing for her first love to paralyze her.

It is worth noting that the main character is rather 
young at the time that most of the events take 
place.  She falls for him before she reaches her 
teens.  She loses her virginity while she is still in 
her early teens and becomes pregnant soon thereafter.

It is also worth noting that there are a number of 
run on sentences.  Sometimes this makes it a bit hard to 
determine what the subject and object are.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 8.5 (out of 10)

        - Arousal: 4/5
        - Editing: 4/5
        - Plot and Characters: 5/5

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Coming of Age

        - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=502720126&fmt=raw

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Rogue Review No. 416 - July 22, 1999

TITLE: Losing It
AUTHOR: Titmouse
LENGTH: 18,100 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (2 Females)
                Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
                Homosexual (Female)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Friends
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Indoors
            Outdoors
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Marcee remembers how she finally lost it, 
her virginity that is.  

COMMENTARY: This story is well put together, but it 
has a mechanical feel to it.  What I mean by that is 
that I have no problem with the way the story is set 
up, but most of the descriptions seem to be more 
graphical than emotional.  There are some scenes that 
I found arousing, but the story isn't overflowing 
with them.  There are more scenes that have sex in 
them than there are scenes that turned me on.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 6.5 (out of 10)

        - Arousal: 2/5
        - Editing: 5/5
        - Plot and Characters: 4/5

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Good

LINK(S): Losing It

        - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=504213981&fmt=raw

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Rogue Review No. 417 - July 24, 1999

TITLE: Meals in Heels
AUTHOR: Miss Behavin'
LENGTH: 5,200 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Married Couple
KINK(S): Food
         Light Bondage
SETTING(S): Office
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Trish does her best to pull her husband away 
from his work.  Her scheme involves two pairs of 
handcuffs and bunch of bananas.

COMMENTARY: This is a delightful story.  It isn't too 
long.  It has a nice light tone. It is extremely 
arousing.  Sorry, but I can't think of anything else 
to say.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 9.5 (out of 10)

        - Arousal: 5/5
        - Editing: 5/5
        - Plot and Characters: 4/5

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Miss Behavin's Bedtime Stories

        - http://www.missbehavin.com/

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Rogue Review No. 418 - July 25, 1999

TITLE: Fireflies and Thunderstorms
AUTHOR: a.k.a. nolan
LENGTH: 3,300 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Unmarried Couple
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Outdoors
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: A young woman recalls a special night, spent 
outdoors, with her boyfriend.

COMMENTARY: This is a very nice story.  What makes it 
special is the fact that it is written with care.  The 
characters seem real.  The sex is arousing.  It isn't 
an aggressive story, but I'm at a loss for words as to 
how to describe it further.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 8.5 (out of 10)

        - Arousal: 4/5
        - Editing: 5/5
        - Plot and Characters: 4/5

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Very Good

LINK(S): a.k.a. nolan's stories

        - http://members.tripod.com/akanolan/home.html

