Rogue Reviews Digest No. 22 - November 2, 1998


  NOTICE

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


  CONTENTS

Mailing List Information

Ratings

Reviews

  No. 239 ["Orange County Babylon" (Part 5 of 8) by MichaelD38]
  No. 240 ["I Just Want to Talk" by Nick]
  No. 241 ["A Time to Cast Away Stones" by Hawkeye]
  No. 242 ["Seasons" (Complete) by Hawkeye]
  No. 243 ["Re: Proof Reading Stories" by Mat Twassel]
  No. 244 ["Constant Companion" by Dragonfly]
  No. 245 ["Boy Magnets" by Jenny Wanshel]
  No. 246 ["In the Booth" by Mark Aster]
  No. 247 ["Fucking Carmody" by Mark Aster]
  No. 248 ["Therapy" by Sven the Elder]


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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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  REVIEWS


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Rogue Review No. 239 - October 26, 1998

Orange County Babylon (Part 5 of 8) by MichaelD38

M/F, F/F, Teen

Length: 17,100 words

Rating: N/A


  SUMMARY

Jack gets closer to Kelly and Becky, Karen gets sick, and Summer and 
Jack experience some ups and downs.


  COMMENTARY

I'm starting to run out of things to say.  The story progresses 
nicely, yada, yada, yada.

I am starting to think that stretching the story out over such a long
period of time was not such a good idea.  There is a lot that happens
in this novel, but at the same time the action is somewhat cyclical.  
Things are up for Jack, then they are down, then they are up again, 
etc.

This is a well written, enjoyable, occasionally arousing novel, it 
is just that I now remember why I usually stick to short stories.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14944.txt [1/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14945.txt [2/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14942.txt [3/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14943.txt [4/5]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14946.txt [5/5]

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=386887940&fmt=raw [1/5]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=386883402&fmt=raw [2/5]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=386887919&fmt=raw [3/5]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=386887929&fmt=raw [4/5]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=386883406&fmt=raw [5/5]


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Rogue Review No. 240 - October 27, 1998

I Just Want to Talk by Nick

M/F, No Sex

Length: 2,100 words

Rating: Very Good


  SUMMARY

A lovers' quarrel, with a twist.


  COMMENTARY

This is a well written story.  I like the interplay between Wanda 
and her lover, the narrator.

What happens in this story feels like the tip of the iceberg.  It 
could be the beginning or the ending of a longer work.  It would not
have to be a much longer work, but what happens before and/or after 
this story?

I like what is here, but the story feels incomplete.  


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15140.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=389987215&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 241 - October 27, 1998

A Time to Cast Away Stones by Hawkeye

M/F

Length: 2,800 words

Rating: Good


  SUMMARY

Sam and Jen have a falling out, but then kiss and make-up.


  COMMENTARY

The buildup is adequate.  The sex is hot.  Like all the other parts 
in this series (Seasons), it is part of a larger story.  


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13186.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=373027117&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 242 - October 27, 1998

Seasons by Hawkeye

M/F

Length: 21,400 words

Rating: Very Good


  NOTE

Seasons is a seven part series.  The stories that comprise Seasons 
are: 

Part 1 - Hazy Shade of Winter
Part 2 - Summertime Blues
Part 3 - Season of the Witch
Part 4 - April Showers
Part 5 - The Cruelest Month
Part 6 - The Real World
Part 7 - A Time to Cast Away Stones


  SUMMARY

Sam experiences some good times and some bad times in his romantic 
life.


  COMMENTARY

The stories that make up this series are romantic and sexy.  The 
drama in them reads more like melodrama.  The characters are not 
especially deep.

I preferred the earlier parts of this series, specifically parts 1, 
2, and 4.  The end of Part Seven was unsatisfying because it is 
unclear as to whether the author intended to continue the series or 
not.

I did enjoy reading this series.  I did find myself aroused by the 
sex, more often than not.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13180.txt [1/7]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13181.txt [2/7]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13182.txt [3/7]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13183.txt [4/7]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13185.txt [5/7]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13184.txt [6/7]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13186.txt [7/7]

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=373022540&fmt=raw [1/7]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=373022548&fmt=raw [2/7]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=373022553&fmt=raw [3/7]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=373022559&fmt=raw [4/7]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=373027113&fmt=raw [5/7]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=373022563&fmt=raw [6/7]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=373027117&fmt=raw [7/7]


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Rogue Review No. 243 - October 28, 1998

Re: Proof Reading Stories by Mat Twassel

M/F, F/F

Length: 9,300 words

Rating: Very Good


  SUMMARY

Adam, a college student, e-mails Celeste (of Celestial Reviews); he 
needs some advice.


  COMMENTARY

This story seems to go in a circle; not much is resolved.  On the 
other hand, I did find this story to be very arousing.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15270.txt [1/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15271.txt [2/3]
http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15272.txt [3/3]

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=390646177&fmt=raw [1/3]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=390646181&fmt=raw [2/3]
http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=390646186&fmt=raw [3/3]


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Rogue Review No. 244 - October 30, 1998

Constant Companion by Dragonfly

F/alien, F/F

Length: 5,100 words

Rating: Very Good


  SUMMARY

Gina is not very social, and after she gets a visit one night, being 
social is the least of her worries.


  COMMENTARY

This story is weird.  If you like the X-Files then you might like it.

The focus in this story is quite often on sex, but there is a lot 
more to the story than just sex.


  LINK

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15263.txt


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Rogue Review No. 245 - October 31, 1998

Boy Magnets by Jenny Wanshel

F/M, Teen, Pedo

Length: 8,500 words

Rating: Excellent


  SUMMARY

Jenny seduces Bobby, one of her 13-year-old students.


  COMMENTARY

There is a lot that I like about this story.  I like that the author 
does not focus on the sex, but on the seduction.  I like that both 
characters are somewhat reluctant.

On the other hand, I should probably be bothered by this story.  What
happens not only fits the legal definition of statutory rape, but 
also fits my own definition of pedophilia.  If the teacher was a male
and the student was a female, I would, most likely, have been 
bothered by this story.

In summary, despite the pedophilia I really liked this story.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16023.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=397751432&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 246 - November 1, 1998

In the Booth by Mark Aster

M/F, F/F

Length: 1,800 words

Rating: Very Good


  SUMMARY

Virtual sex has its ups and downs.


  COMMENTARY

This story is funny.  There is a lot of sex in it, but I think the 
author hoped to do more than just arouse the reader.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16108.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=398209373&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 247 - November 1, 1998

Fucking Carmody by Mark Aster

M/F

Length: 1,100 words

Rating: Good


  SUMMARY

The narrator explains how to fuck Carmody.


  COMMENTARY

I do not usually read stories that are written in the second person, 
like this one is.

There is not much of a plot, but the author does have a way with 
words.  I like his descriptions and the details he chooses to 
include.  Quite often he goes for what I consider to be the softer 
more intimate details, where other authors quite often choose the 
"sexier" and more vulgar details.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16107.txt

http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=398209371&fmt=raw


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Rogue Review No. 248 - November 1, 1998

Therapy by Sven the Elder

M/F

Length: 2,400 words

Rating: Excellent


  SUMMARY

Therapy takes many forms.


  COMMENTARY

I really like this story.  I like the characters.  The plot is 
simple.  The author does not try and do anything too extreme or 
drastic.  This is just a very nice, soft, gentle, sex story.


  LINKS

http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/16101.txt

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


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