Message-ID: <21382asstr$943215001@assm.asstr-mirror.org> X-Original-Path: not-for-mail From: Lee Vine Subject: {ASSM} Rogue Reviews Digest No. 52 - November 21, 1999 Lines: 431 X-Original-Message-ID: <3838171F.B0B0A3CD@pair.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Date: 21 Nov 1999 16:01:50 GMT X-Accept-Language: en Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 15:10:01 -0500 Path: assm.asstr-mirror.org!not-for-mail Approved: Newsgroups: alt.sex.stories.moderated,alt.sex.stories Followup-To: alt.sex.stories.d X-Archived-At: X-Moderator-Contact: ASSTR ASSM moderation X-Story-Submission: X-Moderator-ID: kelly, Lambchop, newsman Rogue Reviews Digest No. 52 - November 21, 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. ===== Shameless Plug Check out my home page for reviews of and links to over 450 stories of an erotic nature. http://www92.pair.com/leevine ===== Feedback The authors of these stories would love to hear from you. Whether you have praise or criticism drop them a line after reading their story. If you write your reactions in an intelligent manner then they will probably write back to you. Juvenile slobberings and flames are often ignored. ===== Reviews "Ms. -- No, Dr. Bobbie Johnson" by Billy G "For the Love of Becca" by Virago Blue "Strip Poker" by Deborah the Cowgirl "Dangling By A Thread" by Lambchop "The Punishment" by Silverine "Watch Where You Put Your Hands" by DrSpin "Darcy" by Shadow Cleric ===== Rogue Review No. 459 - November 11, 1999 TITLE: Ms. -- No, Dr. Bobbie Johnson AUTHOR: Billy G LENGTH: 6,300 words MAIN CHARACTER: Male COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male) ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male) RELATIONSHIP(S): Former Teacher-Student KINK(S): -- SETTING(S): Home GENRE(S): -- CAUTION(S): -- SUMMARY: Billy is stuck at home in a cast, when one of his former students pays him a visit. COMMENTARY: This story is a lot fun. The author does a nice job setting the scene. He gives enough details to make it credible. He leaves plenty of room for the reader's imagination. He does not cut to the chase too quickly. There are a few references in here that are a bit before my time. There is also some medical terminology used, herein, that left me puzzled. In neither case was it very distracting. In fact, once the story got rolling I had no interest in slowing down, reading that is, even if there was an occasional word or two that I did not understand. The ending is, well, I'll let you find out for yourself, but suffice it to say that I was impressed by it. OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 10.0 (out of 10) - Arousal: 5/5 - Editing: 5/5 - Plot and Characters: 5/5 SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Outstanding LINK(S): Ms. -- No, Dr. Bobbie Johnson - http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year1999/20906 - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=546770905&fmt=raw Stories by Billy G - http://www.mrdouble.com/htm/raauthors/billyg.htm Stories Online - http://www.storiesonline.net/ ===== Rogue Review No. 460 - November 13, 1999 TITLE: For the Love of Becca AUTHOR: Virago Blue LENGTH: 18,700 words MAIN CHARACTER: Female COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male) ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male) RELATIONSHIP(S): Doctor-Patient Friends KINK(S): -- SETTING(S): Doctor's Office Home GENRE(S): -- CAUTION(S): -- SUMMARY: Becca finds herself single and pregnant after her boyfriend walks out on her. She runs into an old friend from high school, Greg, on her first visit to the doctor's office. COMMENTARY: I enjoyed this story quite a bit. The plot takes in much more than just sex. A good deal of it focuses on Becca and her pregnancy. She continues to work while she is expecting. She runs into Greg in places other than the doctor's office. She interacts with some of her clients at the counseling center. She has a life. There is one plot line that is dropped towards the end without any sort of resolution. It wasn't central to the story, but it left me thinking that the author dropped the ball before she crossed finish line. I don't know if that last sentence made sense, but hopefully you get the idea. I did find the sex to be very arousing, but there isn't an abundance of it. That's why I gave it the arousal score that I did. The score reflects quantity, and not quality, in this case. OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 7.5 (out of 10) - Arousal: 3/5 - Editing: 5/5 - Plot and Characters: 4/5 SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Very Good LINK(S): For the Love of Becca - http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year1999/20939 - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=546960527&fmt=raw Virago Blue's Home Page - http://members.aol.com/mdmvirago/mdmvirago001.htm ===== Rogue Review No. 461 - November 14, 1999 TITLE: Strip Poker AUTHOR: Deborah the Cowgirl LENGTH: 2,200 words MAIN CHARACTER: Female COMBINATION(S): Threesome (2 Females, Male) ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male) Homosexual (Female) RELATIONSHIP(S): High School Classmates KINK(S): Bondage SETTING(S): Home GENRE(S): -- CAUTION(S): Forced Sex SUMMARY: Deborah and Athena invite one of their shy male classmates over to study. COMMENTARY: I enjoyed this story because of the bondage and forced sexual activity. That sounds odd, since I normally don't care for stories that involve forced or non-consensual sex. On the other hand, I can see how such a situation could be both frightening and arousing. I think it is the mix of emotions that got to me. I think that the author went a bit too far with her female characters' actions, at the end of the story. I suppose that they were just trying to protect their reputations, but I had a hard time seeing it that way, while I was reading the story. At the time, their actions just seemed cruel to me. It wasn't so much what they did, as much as the fact that their victim didn't seem to get any joy or thrill out of it. So, I enjoyed this story, with reservations. It is arousing and entertaining, but it is also short on plot, the author cuts to the chase too quickly, and the way it ends makes me uncomfortable. Okay? OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 7.5 (out of 10) - Arousal: 4/5 - Editing: 5/5 - Plot and Characters: 2/5 SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Very Good LINK(S): Strip Poker - http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year1999/21077 - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=547852989&fmt=raw Deborah the Cowgirl's Home Page - http://www.cowgirldeb.com/ ===== Rogue Review No. 462 - November 16, 1999 TITLE: Dangling By A Thread AUTHOR: Lambchop LENGTH: 3,200 words MAIN CHARACTER: Male COMBINATION(S): Twosome (2 Females) ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female) RELATIONSHIP(S): Strangers KINK(S): Voyeurism SETTING(S): Home GENRE(S): -- CAUTION(S): -- SUMMARY: Allan almost falls to his death, while washing windows on a skyscraper. That's how the story begins, more or less. COMMENTARY: This is a nice story, but I found it somewhat lacking. The sex is somewhat arousing, but my biggest gripe with the story is that I felt there was too much telling and not enough showing. By that I mean that the author seemed to inform the reader rather than simply describe what was happening. It can be a fine line, but the difference seems to me to be that in the latter case the author does not leave the evidence as open to interpretation as he (in this case) does in the latter. I suspect that I may be blowing this whole showing versus telling thing out of proportion. It is entirely possible that I am overlooking a true gem of a story. In light of that, I will point out that this is a romantic story. So, if you like erotic stories that have a romantic flavour to them then you may want to give this one a spin. OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 7.0 (out of 10) - Arousal: 3/5 - Editing: 5/5 - Plot and Characters: 3/5 SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Good LINK(S): Dangling By A Thread - http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year1999/20956 - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=547120351&fmt=raw ===== Rogue Review No. 463 - November 16, 1999 TITLE: The Punishment AUTHOR: Silverine LENGTH: 2,900 words MAIN CHARACTER: Female COMBINATION(S): Twosome (2 Females) ORIENTATION(S): Homosexual (Female) RELATIONSHIP(S): Dominant-Submissive KINK(S): Bondage and Discipline SETTING(S): Home GENRE(S): -- CAUTION(S): -- SUMMARY: A submissive woman is punished by her mistress. COMMENTARY: This story flows beautifully. As I read it, I could feel the tension building within me. The main character is torn between dread (at what her mistress has in store for her) and joy (at the thought of being treated in such a manner by her mistress). These emotions and came through very clearly, and while they are conflicting they also made her seem very real. The ending is divine. It doesn't completely resolve everything, but it does leave the reader with plenty to wonder about. For those of you who may get squicked by some bondage and discipline stories, let me assure that there is nothing very extreme in this story, other than the main character's emotions. Maybe I should have just coded it 'Light Bondage', but I chose not to. OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 9.5 (out of 10) - Arousal: 5/5 - Editing: 5/5 - Plot and Characters: 4/5 SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Outstanding LINK(S): The Punishment - http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year1999/21212 - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=548399362&fmt=raw ===== Rogue Review No. 464 - November 16, 1999 TITLE: Watch Where You Put Your Hands AUTHOR: DrSpin LENGTH: 2,800 words MAIN CHARACTER: Male COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male) ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male) RELATIONSHIP(S): Older Man-Younger Woman KINK(S): Exhibitionism SETTING(S): Home GENRE(S): -- CAUTION(S): -- SUMMARY: 40-something Mike "accidentally" makes a move on 19-year-old Judy. His attempt to extricate himself from the situation is less than successful; and somehow the situation gets more complicated. COMMENTARY: On the one hand I feel that the author has done a very nice job just presenting characters without mixing in too much plot. On the other hand I think that I would have liked it if there had been a little more to the story. It was compelling, in some ways, but it also left me thinking, "aren't there other angles or details that author could have included?" Still, this is a first rate effort. It isn't too predictable, nor too focused on sex. The ending wasn't quite what I expected, but it was credible. OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 8.5 (out of 10) - Arousal: 4/5 - Editing: 5/5 - Plot and Characters: 4/5 SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent LINK(S): Watch Where You Put Your Hands - http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year1999/21259 - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=548670241&fmt=raw ===== Rogue Review No. 465 - November 18, 1999 TITLE: Darcy AUTHOR: Shadow Cleric LENGTH: 6,400 words MAIN CHARACTER: Male COMBINATION(S): Solo (Female, Male) Twosome (Female, Male) ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male) RELATIONSHIP(S): Older Man-Younger Woman KINK(S): Voyeurism SETTING(S): Home Restaurant GENRE(S): -- CAUTION(S): -- SUMMARY: 40-something Lance takes pity on Darcy, his 16- year-old neighbor. Her parents aren't very nice people. He can't take his eyes off of her. He starts off by buying her gifts, anonymously. Eventually she finds out and... COMMENTARY: I enjoyed this story quite a bit. It is paced a little fast. Some aspects of it required me to suspend my disbelief more than I normally prefer to; still, I liked it. The author does not cut to the chase too quickly. He takes his time and allows a series of events to build up. What I meant when I said that it is paced too fast, is that the action within each individual scene flows too quickly. The story on the whole is nicely paced. I believe that this story will appeal more to men than it does to women. I say that primarily because this seems like more of a male fantasy than a female one. I could be wrong. Its happened before; once in 1975; nobody's perfect. Maybe if Darcy had been fleshed out a little more before she and Lance got involved (ooops, did I just give a way part of the plot?) then I might not have made this assertion. OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 8.0 (out of 10) - Arousal: 4/5 - Editing: 4/5 - Plot and Characters: 4/5 SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent LINK(S): Darcy - http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year1999/21223 [1/5] - http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year1999/21224 [2/5] - http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year1999/21225 [3/5] - http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year1999/21226 [4/5] - http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year1999/21227 [5/5] - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=548445993&fmt=raw [1/5] - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=548445996&fmt=raw [2/5] - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=548462738&fmt=raw [3/5] - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=548462740&fmt=raw [4/5] - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=548462742&fmt=raw [5/5] Shadow Cleric's Domain - http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/shadowcleric/www/ -- Lee Vine * E-Mail - leevine@pair.com * Home Page - http://www92.pair.com/leevine/ -- If you enjoyed this work, take a moment to email the author. Your comments are their only payment. 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