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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