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The Sleeping Beauty Novels: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty/Beauty's Punishment/Beauty's Release [Paperback]

Anne Rice
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (118 customer reviews)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Dec 28 2012
By Judie
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I read this trilogy about 15 years ago and absolutely loved it!The set got lost over time,but I found it again on amazon.It was totally amazing all over again!!!This set won't get lost!
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By ske4
Format:Paperback
After purchasing (and loving) the 50 Shades trilogy, Amazon sent me the email that suggests what to read after I've read my latest purchase. They suggested the Sleeping Beauty triology. However, I found the writing style unimpressive and the erotic context very different from that in 50 Shades. Almost the entire series is based on rape. Something that the other reviews did not warn me about. I do not recommend this series in the least.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Has its good and bad points Jun 6 2003
Format:Paperback
I read this a few years ago. The whole series. My main issue with it is that I truly do not think there was enough there for a series. I think this would have been better story telling as one book. Thinking back I see the books were meant to be a progression of the heroine...from sleeping, okay comatose, heroine... to strong, self aware sexually mature woman. I think the fault there was that the *growth* experiences became repetative. What seemed erotic and totally shocking at the beginning became more of the same to *slug* thru...

The premise was pretty interesting as I like retelling of fairytales, with a twist. And this retelling was particularly twisted... As with all fairy tales, there was little introspection on the part of the *players*, they are more there as props to get accross a point than they are actual people... little insight into them...or if there is it takes a long time to get there. Perhaps that is why it took 3 books for the growth to occur, I'm not sure.

Another problem I had was the switching between *voices*...at some times the story is told by one character and other times another... I'm not sure, since the end result of the story was to be the growth of one character, why there was all of this point of view changing. I found it intrusive to the story.

All that said, this is clearly a frank, graphic and meant to be erotic, if not shocking story. The story sometimes gets lost in the endless bd/sm scenes... altho that may be a plus for some. But honestly even erotica loses it punch and gets repititious when over done... Another reason I think this would have been a better, tighter, smoother read as one book.

If you wish to take a *glimpse* on the wild side this may be an interesting read. If you are easily (or maybe even ot so easily) shocked, steer clear. The sexual nature of this book begins at the beginning and continues all the way thru.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not quite 50 shades
This set has the ability to augment the usual "escapest" imagination readi g, and cause you to think twice about how we see "happily ever after" now that we are... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jocelyn Mackay
1.0 out of 5 stars Not really my thing
Okay, I bought the books because I like erotic fiction. I have read most of Anne Rice novels. Very disappointing. Almost too heavy handed. Read more
Published 15 months ago by katieinthepeg
5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST
This is the BEST BDSM porn ever written. Anne has a kinky side a mile wide. I read it with one hand. TODO says 3 thumbs up.
Published on Dec 2 2009 by Todd Caspell
4.0 out of 5 stars Rich, delightfully descriptive, but with its kinks...
I'll have to be honest that I'm an enormous Anne Rice fan, so i suppose it's not much a suprise that I really liked this work. Read more
Published on Nov 24 2008 by Cam Pierra
5.0 out of 5 stars As always, Rice captivates!
I am a huge Anne Rice fan and of course the most of us have atleast heard of her alias writing names. Read more
Published on Feb 8 2004 by Blaze
5.0 out of 5 stars An Erotic Tale of Growth and Discovery
I had received the trilogy as a birthday gift. I do enjoy the fantasy world of Anne Rice and this is no acception. Read more
Published on Jan 20 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative
This collection of books grabs you from the beginning and doesn't let you go. Even when you have finished the third book, you crave for more. Read more
Published on Dec 16 2003 by Susan Marie Baker
3.0 out of 5 stars The Truth is That . . .
The Truth is that the vampire chronicles are sexier. There are some good parts in this, but the "unreality" of it ultimately breaks the spell. Read more
Published on Nov 25 2003 by "cuteycurepe"
4.0 out of 5 stars A stunning read...
When I purchased the Trilogy of Sleeping Beauty, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I was previously aware that this was a work of erotic fiction, but nothing could have... Read more
Published on Oct 25 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars VERY GOOD SERIES!!
This is a great erotic series! My wife loves it too.
Published on Sep 2 2003
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