BOOK REVIEW: An Ecstatic Rendezvous, by David Russell
An Ecstatic RendezvousThese two short stories by David Russell are connected via the main character and his explorations of sexual encounters so I decided to review them both on this blog.
Passion is the key to sexual gratification and anticipation can be achieved when living up close and personal with someone. A need to be noticed is what most of us aspire to. Does this need led to narcissism and what part does intimacy play in the self-absorbed role of narcissism?
Though he was shy, he aspired to have a one-night stand with a sexy woman but was too insecure to approach women that he was familiar with through life or work. After toning his body through bike riding and exercise, he instead entertained himself via stripping in front of his mirror and enjoying his own view of his body.
Clubs, dating agencies and the normal way of meeting women did not avail satisfaction so he proceeded to release his inhibitions and purchased a ‘contact’ magazine. He was always looking for that classy refinement, which held plenty of sex appeal for a shy man with a damaged ego from all the rejection he had in his life’s experiences.
He made the contact with Sandra and they agreed to meet. He was extremely giddy at the prospect of the approaching liaison, dressing with care as he had asked her to dress a certain way. They went through their role playing making the moments last for as long as he could, building his desire with anticipation.
Allowing her aura and her scent to work him into a state, a slow strip tease making the passion mount, fed by the words they allowed out of their mouths - when the time was right, they physically indulged in his fantasy. But wait, what was her response when all was said and done… Read the book to find out!!
BOOK REVIEW: Darlene, by David Russell
Darlene“…I needed to be refreshed again. It had now been quite a while since that last fabulous foray which had so beautifully realize my dreams, and convinced me unreservedly that I had overcome that fumbling clumsiness to attain “tactile fulfillment”. It had flushed me with a surge of my unrealized teenage – all those things I’d missed in those formative years, now the gaps and fissures filled in…”
In attempting to get understanding of just who the main character was, I had to try to get into his head and the above paragraph from the book does shed some light on his preferences. Wardrobe fetishes, boredom and insecurities are what motivated Percival to contact Darlene who ran an ad in a ‘contact’ magazine.
After throwing out Sandra’s telephone number (from the previous book, Ecstatic Rendezvous) during spring cleaning, his desires began to rise and he felt it was again time to set up another encounter. Turning pages in a contact magazine, he chose Darlene. I am sure there are those out in the world who prefer the one-night stand to acquire sexual gratification – no commitment just sex and experience. Plus you get to call the shots, fulfill your kinky fantasies with no judgments.
Having missed out on the conquering scenarios teenage boys, and some grown men tend to play out, Percival was just attempting to gain some “tactical skills” but in the end, did he come to enjoy this type of encounter, even prefer this mechanical love making? I also found myself wondering if his very first encounter had to do with swim suits which brought about the fetish.
In more or less a narrative format, he travels, by bus, to his rendezvous with Darlene and encounters different things on his way which the reader is privy to via his internal dialogue. Darlene seems to understand him on some level and they enjoy themselves. As he was leaving he met a man that seemed to be observant of the comings and goings out of Darlene’s place and gave him a cryptic warning.
A short read, this book took my head to another level. I have never run across a man quite like Percival with his mental, tactical and mechanical method of release. Just for this reason, I found these books to be interesting reads; gave me something to think about as I attempted to relate.
Reviewed by: Connie Jordan
February 16, 2016
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