Rogue Review No. 484 - December 30, 1999

 

 

TITLE:

Psychology

AUTHOR:

Michael K. Smith

LENGTH:

5,300 words

MAIN CHARACTER:

Female

COMBINATION(S):

Twosome (Female, Male)

ORIENTATION(S):

Heterosexual (Female, Male)

RELATIONSHIP(S):

Brother-Sister

KINK(S):

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SETTING(S):

Home

GENRE(S):

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CAUTION(S):

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SUMMARY: Sherry turns to her older brother Kevin for help with her research project for her psychology class. The topic is incest.

COMMENTARY: What impresses me the most about this story is the author's restraint. He doesn't feel the need to explain everything. He sets the mood and then just gives nudges here and there to let reader know how Sherry and Kevin are feeling. He doesn't say that she smiled after sleeping with her brother because it was an intense and enjoyable experience. He just says she smiled, after sleeping with her brother. It is left up to the reader to interpret the smile. Its all about showing and not telling.

On a similar note I was also happy to see that the author did not rush the plot. Sherry and her brother do not have an orgy-to-end-all-orgies, from the first paragraph to the last. They aren't so horny that they forget who they are or who it is that they are lusting for. They have doubts, as well as desires. That seems quite natural and realistic to me. It also makes the story more enjoyable.

If you don't care for stories of incest or brother-sister incest, then you may want to skip this one, otherwise I cannot see why anyone who enjoys erotica should object to this story.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 8.5 (out of 10)

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

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

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