Rogue Review No. 443 - October 2, 1999

NOTICE: If you are easily offended, not of the 
required legal age, or material of an erotic nature 
is illegal where you are, then do not read what 
follows.

TITLE: Centerfold
AUTHOR: Ann Douglas
LENGTH: 7,000 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Older Woman-Younger Man
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Home
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Jim helps his widowed neighbor, Christine, clean up 
her house.  In the process he makes a startling discovery 
which leads to...

COMMENTARY: I really enjoyed this story.  It is a bit 
unpolished, but I still found it to be a fun read.  The 
author does a very nice job setting up the story and 
situating the characters in their surroundings, before 
turning up the heat.

On the down side, there are a number of typographical 
errors.  The action seemed to flow just a bit too 
seamlessly.  It wasn't that I didn't enjoy the story, but 
there was this nagging voice in the back of my head saying 
(as I was reading the story) that the plot's development had 
too many ups and not enough downs.  Well, considering the 
genre, it isn't necessary for it to have downs, but the 
characters should have at least had a few more road blocks 
to get through.  Shouldn't they?

Anyhow, I enjoyed it a lot.  I realize that I am repeating 
myself, but I want to emphasize that despite the fact that I 
found the story to be unpolished I still enjoyed it quite a 
bit.  Possibly because I usually enjoy well written stories 
involving older women and younger men.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 8.0 (out of 10)

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

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Very Good

LINK(S): Centerfold

         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=530901987&fmt=raw [1/5]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=530903219&fmt=raw [2/5]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=530903234&fmt=raw [3/5]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=530905316&fmt=raw [4/5]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=530906325&fmt=raw [5/5]

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