The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty: A Novel
May 1999 · A Sleeping Beauty Novel Book 1 · Penguin
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Before E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey and Sylvia Day's Bared to You, there was Anne Rice’s New York Times best seller The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty.
In the traditional folktale of "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. It is an ancient story, one that originally emerged from and still deeply disturbs the mind's unconscious. In the first book of the trilogy, Anne Rice (author of Beauty's Kingdom), writing as A.N. Roquelaure, retells the Beauty story and probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire. Here the Prince awakens Beauty, not with a kiss, but with sexual initiation. His reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty's complete and total enslavement to him . . . as Anne Rice explores the world of erotic yearning and fantasy in a classic that becomes, with her skillful pen, a compelling experience. Readers of Fifty Shades of Grey will indulge in Rice’s deft storytelling and imaginative eroticism, a sure-to-be classic for years to come.
Praise for The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty:
"Articulate, baroque, and fashionably pornographic." —Playboy
"Something very special . . . at once so light and yet so haunting." —The Advocate
In the traditional folktale of "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. It is an ancient story, one that originally emerged from and still deeply disturbs the mind's unconscious. In the first book of the trilogy, Anne Rice (author of Beauty's Kingdom), writing as A.N. Roquelaure, retells the Beauty story and probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire. Here the Prince awakens Beauty, not with a kiss, but with sexual initiation. His reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty's complete and total enslavement to him . . . as Anne Rice explores the world of erotic yearning and fantasy in a classic that becomes, with her skillful pen, a compelling experience. Readers of Fifty Shades of Grey will indulge in Rice’s deft storytelling and imaginative eroticism, a sure-to-be classic for years to come.
Praise for The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty:
"Articulate, baroque, and fashionably pornographic." —Playboy
"Something very special . . . at once so light and yet so haunting." —The Advocate
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Sherida Valencia
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December 29, 2013
Worst book I have ever read. I see nothing sensual in this book at all. It contains nothing but cruelty andd degrading. It almost makes a mockery of literature. I'm by no means an expert in erotica nor in porn but I'm sure even in those genres you can find something enjoyable. If, however you enjoy reading in depth about raping, degrading, slaves and loss of all morality, by all means read on. Not worth it. ANNE Rice should burn this and apologize deeply.
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A Google user
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August 10, 2012
When I started reading this I put it down after a few pages. I thought there is no way I'm going to be able to get into this. After a few days I realized that I couldn't stop thinking about it. I picked it up again and was hooked. I think you need the ability to let go in order to read this. My experience reading it mirrored that of the characters in the story, fear, shock, arousal, humiliation... I also thought that the writing was superb.
Andrea Setia
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June 7, 2015
I wanted a good book to read since I finished Fifty Shade of Grey. This book is NOT similar to FSOG. It's an insult to compare the 2 books. I like BDSM & I know it's different for all people but this book is about disgracing, humiliation, rape, severe beating, & horrible pain for sex slaves. NO PLEASURE at all. It isn't the book for me. I forced myself to finish reading because I paid for it. I will NOT be reading the trilogy."Bare to You" by Silvia Day - Crossfire Series is a good book to check out
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About the author
Anne Rice was born in New Orleans in 1941. She is the author of many bestselling novels, including the widely successful Vampire Chronicles. Her first novel, Interview with the Vampire, was made into a film in 1994 starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Her other books include the Mayfair Witches series, the novels The Mummy or Ramses the Damned, Violin, Angel Time, the Sleeping Beauty trilogy, and most recently, The Wolf Gift. She passed away in 2021.
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