Rogue Reviews Digest No. 18 - October 5, 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. 202 ["Scandalous" by Bitbard] No. 203 ["Ash" by Crimson Dragon] No. 204 ["Farm Help" by R. Hawk] No. 205 ["Stretching-Down" by Mister Staberinde] No. 206 ["Funeral Games" by Nick] No. 207 ["Treasure Chest" by Bernadette] No. 208 ["The 20th Hole" by Motionman] No. 209 ["The Real World" by Hawkeye] No. 210 ["Bed and Breakfast" by Mat Twassel] No. 211 ["Summer Rain" by Sven the Elder] No. 212 ["Orange County Babylon" (Part 2 of 8) by MichaelD38] ***** 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. If want to join my mailing list and do not have access to the WWW then please send me an e-mail indicating that you wish to join. * Home Page - http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Cafe/3112/ * E-Mail - santiago@switchboardmail.com ***** 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. ***** REVIEWS ----- Rogue Review No. 202 - September 28, 1998 Scandalous by Bitbard M/F Length: 9,600 words Rating: Outstanding SUMMARY Faith's life is irrevocably changed, after a pornographic novelist moves to her town. COMMENTARY I like the characters. I like the plot. I like the pacing. The author has done a marvelous job of writing a story that is about much more than just sex. LINKS http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15029.txt http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=388115037&fmt=raw ----- Rogue Review No. 203 - September 29, 1998 Ash by Crimson Dragon F/F, BDSM Length: 7,100 words Rating: Excellent SUMMARY Trish gets the release she needs from letting Ash, her housemate, tie her up. COMMENTARY I find this story both arousing and touching. I think it is apparent from the way the author wrote this story that there is more to it than just sex or bondage. Some people might be squicked. I was not. LINKS http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13802.txt http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=380873887&fmt=raw ----- Rogue Review No. 204 - October 1, 1998 Farm Help by R. Hawk M/F, M/F/F, Teen, Pedo, Inc Length: 20,000 words Rating: Grudgingly Good NOTE I consider pedophilia to be sex that involves characters under the age of 15. I realize that sex with 15, 16 or 17-year-olds is still illegal, but this is where I have decided to draw the line. SUMMARY After his brother-in-law is killed in a tractor accident, Charlie moves in with his sister and her children and learns what it means to be the man of the house. COMMENTARY This story is not filled with pedophilia, but its in there. I would have given this story a different rating, if the author had not brought Charlie's 12-year-old niece and 7-year-old nephew into the action. This is a stroke story. There is not much to the story other than getting Charlie into bed with his sister, his 16 and 15-year-old nieces, and eventually his 12-year-old niece. The author has talent, but reading about adult men having sex with 12-year-old girls makes me kind of queasy. LINK http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=379461818&fmt=raw ----- Rogue Review No. 205 - October 1, 1998 Stretching-Down by Mister Staberinde M/F Length: 3,500 words Rating: Very Good SUMMARY Paul gets caught ogling Emily, his girlfriend's best friend. COMMENTARY This is a stroke story. The author does take the time to set the scene before starting the action. There is some tension in this story. LINKS http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15068.txt http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=388975111&fmt=raw ----- Rogue Review No. 206 - October 1, 1998 Funeral Games by Nick M/F Length: 3,200 words Rating: Very Good SUMMARY At his father's funeral, Brian reflects on who his father was. COMMENTARY This story is different. There is some sex in it, but I did not find it arousing. I was too taken in by the somber mood. There is not much of a plot. The story reads more like an accounting of what happened on the day Brian's father was eulogized. Brian does go through a transformation. The ending is mysterious. I like the author's descriptions and the pace, but I am not sure what the author was trying to do with this story. LINKS http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15222.txt http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=390000693&fmt=raw ----- Rogue Review No. 207 - October 1, 1998 Treasure Chest by Bernadette M/F Length: 1,200 words Rating: Very Good SUMMARY Mardi Gras in New Orleans. COMMENTARY There is no dialogue. I like the descriptions. It is short, sweet, and provocative. LINKS http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14323.txt http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=380910066&fmt=raw ----- Rogue Review No. 208 - October 2, 1998 The 20th Hole by Motionman M/F Length: 6,000 words Rating: Good SUMMARY Steve puts forth the effort to help Andrea, his neighbor, and gets rewarded handsomely. COMMENTARY There is some preamble, but the story degenerates into a description of sex relatively quickly. I found the story arousing, but the plot goes out the window once the sex begins. LINKS http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15130.txt [1/2] http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15131.txt [2/2] http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=389691133&fmt=raw [1/2] http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=389691139&fmt=raw [2/2] ----- Rogue Review No. 209 - October 3, 1998 The Real World by Hawkeye M/F Length: 2,100 words Rating: Good NOTE This is part six of a seven part series called "Seasons". Part 1 - Hazy Shade of Winter [Rogue Review No. 73] Part 2 - Summertime Blues [Rogue Review No. 125] Part 3 - Season of the Witch [Rogue Review No. 144] Part 4 - April Showers [Rogue Review No. 162] Part 5 - The Cruelest Month [Rogue Review No. 187] Part 6 - The Real World [Rogue Review No. 209] Part 7 - A Time to Cast Away Stones SUMMARY Sam mopes around after breaking up with Lisa. Once he is done moping he finds a new girlfriend. COMMENTARY This story is a bit short. The first half focuses on Sam's self-pity; the second half on Sam and his new flame. I think that either the story should have been longer or it should have been split into two stories. As far as the series goes, I now feel that it should be read as one story. LINKS http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/13184.txt http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=373022563&fmt=raw ----- Rogue Review No. 210 - October 3, 1998 Bed and Breakfast by Mat Twassel M/F, Light Bondage Length: 3,300 words Rating: Very Good SUMMARY Laura writes Mat a letter, describing what she would like to do to him. COMMENTARY This story is fun. It is a sweet romantic story with sex and bondage in it. LINKS http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14754.txt http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=385735488&fmt=raw ----- Rogue Review No. 211 - October 3, 1998 Summer Rain by Sven the Elder M/F Length: 1,800 words Rating: Good SUMMARY Dancing naked in the rain brings back some memories. COMMENTARY This is more of an interlude than it is a story. It is well written but I prefer something more developed. LINKS http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/15244.txt http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=390043097&fmt=raw ----- Rogue Review No. 212 - October 4, 1998 Orange County Babylon (Part 2 of 8) by MichaelD38 M/F Length: 12,400 words NOTES This is my review of the second part of Orange County Babylon. Part 1 - Rogue Review No. 201 Part 2 - Rogue Review No. 212 Since reviewing the first part I have decided not to rate the individual parts of this story. I plan on reviewing a part a week, until I have read the entire story. Once I have read the it all I will compile all the individual reviews into one big review. SUMMARY Jack learns more about the women he is sleeping with. COMMENTARY I find that not all the sex scenes are as arousing as I had hoped. I think this is because I empathize with Jack and because he has not completely accepted his situation by the end of Part Two. He has changed some. I found the scene at the end of this segment particularly arousing. LINKS http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14734.txt [1/3] http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14732.txt [2/3] http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/14733.txt [3/3] http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=385724157&fmt=raw [1/3] http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=385724144&fmt=raw [2/3] http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=385724151&fmt=raw [3/3] ***** 10/5/98