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List Price: $6.95
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Manufacturer: Plume
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780525480549
ISBN: 0525480544
Label: Plume
Manufacturer: Plume
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 253
Publication Date: 1983-03-01
Publisher: Plume
Studio: Plume
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Rice writing as A. N. Roquelaure.
In the traditional folk tale "Sleeping Beauty," the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. Anne Rice's retelling of the Beauty story probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire.
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Summary: Beauty meets her "Prince"
Comment: In this tale of Sleeping Beauty, I was shocked at even the first couple of chapters. I have had, as many little have had, the story of Sleeping Beauty engrained in my brain. Young Beauty touched a spindle only to fall asleep until her true Prince awakes her with a kiss. Oh well The Prince did awaken Beauty with a not so gentle nudge.
At the beginning, I didn't know whether to love or hate The Prince. I was so confused, and I don't know whether it was because it was engrained in my brain by Disney to be in awe of The Prince or because he was so aggressive with the innocent Beauty. I was struggling to figure it out and after reading the book, I still don't know if I love or hated The Prince.
Rice has definitely created a world beyond "...and they lived happily ever after." I don't know if it's just me, but I find myself comparing things to all things Disney. I can't help but compare how Beauty was paraded from town to town to how when you go to Disneyland patrons attend a similar parade. And children alike wave in amusement to their favorite Disney character. In all this I wonder if Rice has some sinister plot to diminish the meaning of Prince and Princesses to bring us to a much more harsh reality. Well, she does accomplish that.
I know that some of the reviews include some dislike of the book, but in me it rendered curiosity. Not for the kinky or the erotic side of me, but for the social aspect of things. I know this is a trilogy, and hopefully I want to see Beauty break free of her mold and grow and be free. I need help understanding whether what The Prince and The Queen have going on here is really for the good of those being `punished' or should it all be done with. And like what Prince Alexi experienced in the kitchens, is that worse than being servant to the Queen? I believe this is some sort of social experiment, and I really want to know how it ends.
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Summary: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
Comment: I was not impressed and will not be reading the other two books in the series.
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Summary: So disappointed in Anne Rice.
Comment: I read some of the bad reviews before I purchased this book. I realized some people claimed this book was nothing but generic porn, but considering it was written by Anne Rice, I thought the book must have some redeeming qualities. I was wrong. Anne Rice took a beautiful fairytale and turned it into a grotesque display of homo/heterosexual brutality. I almost feel embarassed for Mrs Rice and wonder what drove her to write such complete and utter drivel. Spankings, spankings and more spankings! Black, white, gold paddles. Spankings for punishments, spankings as rewards, spankings just for the heck of it! If I wasn't so disgusted with this book, I would actually laugh.
My negative review has nothing to do with me being a prude or not. It's one thing to write a kinky book for adults about adults. That I can live with, but this book crossed the line. Some of the people brutalized in the most horrendous ways are children. I can't believe this book was even published. It's a pedophile's dream come true. This book is going in the trash. I never want to lay eyes on it again.
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Summary: Interesting..
Comment: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
Well unlike some of the reviews that I have read for this series, I find that Anne Rice's depiction of Sleeping Beauty to be interesting. The entire series (which I have read all 3 books thank you) is set to go beyond what we would percieve as torture. It tests the bounries of what a human body and mind can handle. If you can not be open minding to that then I suggestive not to read this series then. It is not ment to be set to what others think is okay (kinky wise)...as for the spanking..well hellooo! Spanking is one of the lowest form of digration!..
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Summary: Totally awesome!!!!!
Comment: this story is really fun it gives you different perception of what's lust and true love means.... anne rice is so good!!!!! i hope everyone will like it.
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