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Title |
The Shaver III |
Author |
Al Steiner |
Story Code(s) |
F/F, F/F/M |
Length |
10,000 words |
Arousal |
2 out of 5 |
Story |
5 out of 5 |
Objective Analysis |
7 out of 10 |
Subjective Analysis |
Very Good |
Summary |
Jen has her doubts when she goes to a party with Charlie, her sister- in-law. Charlie is a firefighter and the party is thrown by some of her friends. Jen, on the other hand, is married and lives a rather sheltered life. Charlie has more in mind than just showing her sister-in-law how the other half lives. |
Commentary |
If you have not read The Shaver and The
Shaver II, then I recommend you do so
before reading this story. This story is a little arousing. It is not replete with descriptions of sex or arousing situations. I got the impression that Jen is not comfortable in her surroundings; this served to make me equally uncomfortable. I had a hard time getting aroused by the majority of this story. The story itself is well written. It focuses around Jen and how she develops as a character. It is told through an alcoholic blur. She would rather be somewhere else, but accepting that she isn't she tries to make the best of a bad situation. There is a plot. It is reasonably well paced. I wish there had been more dialogue in the story. The author does a great job of setting the tone through Jen's descriptions, but I prefer to be given varying opinions and have to pick among them. What dialogue there is, seems to facilitate the plot as much as does Jen's development as a character. I liked this story, but not because I found it arousing. This author has a knack for telling a story from a single perspective. Internal conflicts make a story compelling, but external conflicts can be just as compelling. I prefer to see a little of both. By the way, if you are looking for stroke material, I advise you look elsewhere. The first two installments of The Shaver resembled stroke stories. This one does not. I have placed it on my B-list because it is so well written. |
Google Link(s) |
Part 1 (of 2) Part 2 (of 2) |
Other Link(s) |
Stories Online |