Rogue Reviews Digest No. 43 - June 30, 1999

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Reviews

  "Exposed" by Vickie Morgan
  "The Blood Pressure Check" by Al Steiner
  "Sex and the Single Girl Scout" by Jenny Wanshel
  "The Garden" by E. Z. Riter
  "The Hills of Becky" by Richard Budig
  "Forty-five Words" by Miss Behavin'
  "The Skier" by Mike Hunt

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Rogue Review No. 398 - June 21, 1999

TITLE: Exposed
AUTHOR: Vickie Morgan
LENGTH: 6,300 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): --
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): --
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Strip Club
            Talk Show
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Kate is invited on a daytime talk show under the 
pretense that she will be discussing her friendship with her best
friend Debbie.  During the course of the show Debbie admits to 
having an affair with Harry, Kate's husband.  Harry confirms 
Debbie's boast and suggests that Debbie move in with them.  Kate 
doesn't take to Harry's idea, but does accept an invitation from 
the owner of a strip club, who also appeared on the show.

COMMENTARY: I have a feeling that this story may appeal to women 
more than it does to men.  There isn't any sex in it.  It is a 
nice story, but I wasn't drawn in by Kate's dilemma.  I was not 
able to feel Kate's pain, and thus it was hard for me to 
appreciate her triumph (of sorts) at the end of the story.

On the whole I would say that Kate's character seemed a bit too 
restrained.  I am not suggesting that she should have been 
telling the world how she feels.  I am suggesting that the author
should have given more details that would show, rather than tell 
the reader, what Kate was experiencing.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 6.5 (out of 10)

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

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Good

LINK(S): Exposed

         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=488639285&fmt=raw [1/3]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=488639698&fmt=raw [2/3]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=488639720&fmt=raw [3/3]

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Rogue Review No. 399 - June 22, 1999

TITLE: The Blood Pressure Check
AUTHOR: Al Steiner
LENGTH: 4,300 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Doctor-Patient
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Hospital
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Bob goes for a physical.  He doesn't pass the blood 
pressure test.  The doctor tries a rather unorthodox method to 
lower his blood pressure.  In the end, she isn't successful, 
in lowering his blood pressure, but is satisfied enough to 
fudge the numbers on his forms.

COMMENTARY: This is a fun story.  Nothing in particular about it 
sticks out, other than the fact that it is very arousing and very
well written.  I think this is because the author does a nice job
of setting the story up before even hinting at anything sexual.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 9.0 (out of 10)

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

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Blood Pressure Check

         - http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year99/19356.txt
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=437037419&fmt=raw

         Stories Online

         - http://www.storiesonline.net/
         - http://www.storiesonline.net/authors/Al_Steiner/Default.html

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Rogue Review No. 400 - June 23, 1999

TITLE: Sex and the Single Girl Scout
AUTHOR: Jenny Wanshel
LENGTH: 12,000 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): --
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Home
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): Pre- and Early-Teen Sex

SUMMARY: Jenny describes how she lost her virginity at the age of
twelve to the 14-year-old son of her Girl Scout troop leader.  
After this she tells of her second time, a year later, with one 
of her friend's older brothers.

COMMENTARY: I had a hard time getting into this story.  I lay the
blame for that in a number of places.  First there is the age of 
the main character.  I have a hard time getting aroused by a 
description of a 12-year-old losing her virginity.  If the story 
is described in such a way that her age is not emphasized, then I
might be able to ignore this fact, but that is not the case here.

Second, there is the large amount of narration sans dialogue.  
Okay, let me take a step back.  There is dialogue in this story, 
I am not trying to deny that.  My problem is that there is not 
enough to satisfy my tastes.  What you end up with, when you have
as much narration as there is in this story, is much more 
description than there is "meaningful" interaction between the 
characters.  It was just too one-sided for me.

Third, and finally, there is the plot.  It seems as though this 
story could have been split in to two separate stories.  That may
or may not be apparent from by summarization of the plot.  I 
think that if I had been more taken in by some of the other 
elements of the story then I may have been a bit forgiving when 
it came to the plot; unfortunately, I wasn't.

This is not a badly written story.  It will probably appeal to 
women more than it does to men.  If dialogue isn't as important 
to you as it is to me and you don't mind reading about a 12-year-
old having sex, then you may enjoy this story.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 7.5 (out of 10)

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

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Not Good

LINK(S): Sex and the Single Girl Scout

         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=491172421&fmt=raw

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Rogue Review No. 401 - June 24, 1999

TITLE: The Garden
AUTHOR: E. Z. Riter
LENGTH: 2,900 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): --
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Home
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Jack gets some help in the garden and elsewhere from 
Beth, his 21-year-old stepdaughter's best friend.

COMMENTARY: This is a very nicely written story.  In particular, 
I enjoyed the descriptions.  They are lush and sensual.  The 
author includes just the right amount of detail.  This allows the
reader to fill in the rest with her or his own imagination.

The only other thing that occurs to me is that there aren't any 
graphic descriptions of sex in this story.  That will probably 
turn some of you off and others of you on.  I found the story to 
be somewhat arousing.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 8.0 (out of 10)

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

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Very Good

LINK(S): The Garden

         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=479847320&fmt=raw

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Rogue Review No. 402 - June 27, 1999

TITLE: The Hills of Becky
AUTHOR: Richard Budig
LENGTH: 5,100 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Depilitation Technician-Client
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Hair Salon
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: After asking her hairdresser, who also happens to be a 
depilitation technician about about the depilitory process, Becky 
decides to get some unwanted hair removed.

COMMENTARY: I enjoyed this story.  It is light and fun.  I think 
that most of you should enjoy it as well.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 8.5 (out of 10)

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

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): The Hills of Becky

         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=494125094&fmt=raw

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Rogue Review No. 403 - June 29, 1999

TITLE: Forty-five Words
AUTHOR: Miss Behavin'
LENGTH: 17,000 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Female
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Married Couple
                 Unmarried Couple
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Home
            On the Town
            Outdoors
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Kate wishes her sex life was a bit more like her best 
friend Julie's.  With some assistance and advice from Julie, her 
wish comes true.

COMMENTARY: I think that what makes this story special is the 
fact that it does not feel predictable in the least bit.  The 
characters seem real.  They are not stereotypes.  They have 
feelings.  The author does a nice job putting the reader inside
the head of each of the four principal players, to varying 
degrees.  The plot has twists and turns.  Everything does not go 
as planned.  Sometimes this is because one of the characters 
change their mind and sometimes it is due to circumstances beyond
their control.  I can't think of anything else to say.  Look 
folks, it all (characters and plot) works and it is extremely 
arousing.  Need I say more?

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 10.0 (out of 10)

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

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): Miss Behavin's Bedtime Stories

         - http://www.missbehavin.com

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Rogue Review No. 404 - June 30, 1999

TITLE: The Skier
AUTHOR: Mike Hunt
LENGTH: 5,300 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Nurse-Patient
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Hospital
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Mike manages to break his arms and legs in a skiing 
accident.  Carole Anne, one of the nurses, gives him some 
"special" attention during his stay in the hospital.

COMMENTARY: This is your basic stroke story, which happens to be 
very well written and very arousing.  The author does a nice job 
keeping it light and not too focused on the sex.  Both characters
seem realistic enough.  Read it!  I think that most of you should
enjoy it.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 9.0 (out of 10)

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

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): The Skier

         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=229328223&fmt=raw

         Mike Hunt's Sexy Stories

         - http://baird.pair.com/mrm1ke.htm

