Rogue Review No. 413 - July 17, 1999

 
 

TITLE:

Eye of the Beholder

AUTHOR:

MichaelD38

LENGTH:

33,000 words

MAIN CHARACTER:

Male

COMBINATION(S):

Twosome (Female, Male)

ORIENTATION(S):

Heterosexual (Female, Male)

RELATIONSHIP(S):

Unmarried Couple

KINK(S):

BDSM

SETTING(S):

Home

GENRE(S):

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CAUTION(S):

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SUMMARY: Danny is working on his masters thesis. He is writing about the Semiotic Aspects of BDSM Erotica. In the process of doing some fieldwork he meets Danni. She teaches him about BDSM. He teaches her about semiotics. Somewhere in between, they get the hots for each other.

COMMENTARY: This is good. This is very good. This is beyond very good. This is excellent. Okay, okay, I liked this story, a lot. It has it all: plot, characters, and hot sex. Need I say more?

There are a couple things in particular that struck me about this story. The first is the two plot lines that the author has running. The first involves Danny and Danni. The second is a story that Danny is writing for Danni. The author does a nice job jumping back and forth between the two plot lines. There is also a certain amount of symmetry between them.

The other thing that struck me, is the fact that both the main characters essentially have the same name. The first thing that this brought to my mind is masturbation. The second thing that occurred to me is a yin and yang type relationship. Is there anything to either of these ideas? Possibly, but it is also entirely possible that I'm just blowing smoke up my own ass.

I think that most of you should enjoy this story. Even if you don't normally care for stories that involve BDSM themes, if you at least think that you are open to new ideas then I recommend that you try reading this story.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 10.0 (out of 10)

  • Arousal: 5/5
  • Editing: 5/5
  • Plot and Characters: 5/5

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Outstanding

 

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