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by A. N. Roquelaure (Author) "THE PRINCE had all his young life known the story of Sleeping Beauty, cursed to sleep for a hundred years, with her parents, the King..." (more)
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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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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An erotic rendition of the traditional folktale integrates elements of sexual desire, as the Prince awakens Beauty with sexual initiation, rather than with a simple kiss. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars for the first half, -1 for the second, Feb 20 2005
This review is from: Claiming Of Sleeping Beauty (Paperback)
From the first sentence this book grabbed me and kept me enthralled until about 1/2 way through the book, and at one point I only continued reading to see if the author would come up with anything new. Don't get me wrong...the first half is WELL worth reading whether you read the second half or not. It's just that you get the whole shebang in the first half. After that, its just repitition to the point of agravation. The first spanking, for example, is thrilling. The 100th is a bore. Give me something new. Therefore, I highly recommend the first half of this book to any reader who enjoys fairy tales and erotica. For more variety on the same theme, I would also recommend Bedtime Stories for Women by Nancy Madore, which has a whole bunch of fairy tales - with a DIFFERENT fantasy in every story (all of them fantastic).
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5.0 out of 5 stars I have read it twice., Nov 8 2009
By Stephanie Johnson (B.C., Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Claiming Of Sleeping Beauty (Paperback)
This book is not for everyone. While I enjoyed it, I leant it to a friend from work who said she needed a sexy book to read. When she was done she told me it was a bit too much for her. We gave it too my boss and she couldn't get past the second chapter. I regret now lending it out because I got some strange looks from my co-workers. lol. So this will just be my dirty little secret from now on.
This book has a LOT of sex. And I mean the kind that could shock a timid person so I wouldn't recommend it to certain people, like my grandma... The story is so strange and simple that I just had to keep reading to see what was going to happen next. I was really disappointed how it ended. It didn't conclude so I was really confused. I realise now though that there are more books after this so I am about to purchase the second one.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Okay with a lot of repetition, Sep 21 2009
By SH (Toronto, Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Claiming Of Sleeping Beauty (Paperback)
The Claiming Of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice (writing as A.N. Roquelaure) is the first of the Sleeping Beauty trilogy. I found that there was much repetition in the descriptions and the events that occurred - apparently the characters noticed the same thing about different characters, and the similar problems were inflicted on the characters. Thus, I grew tired of reading because of this. I cannot even imagine how much repetition the second and third book will have.

This is a book that only adults should attempt to read. A lot of the time I was very shocked at what I was reading; I guess I am not used to this genre.


After sleeping for one-hundred years, Beauty is awakened by the Prince after he has sexual intercourse with her without consent. Beauty's entire kingdom awakens and she is consistently reminded by the Prince that the curse was lifted and her kingdom was restored because of him. Thus, the Prince has attained right to take her with him to his kingdom.

Beauty is taken to the Prince's kingdom naked, and she becomes slave there. She discovers that she is not the only naked slave there; there are so many more, and all of the slaves are princes and princesses from surrounding kingdoms that were offered to the Queen - the Prince's mother - as a tribute.

In the palace, the slaves are trained to become submissive and obedient. Everyone, even those in the lowliest ranks are above the slaves. The slaves are spanked, displayed publically, must crawl at times, kiss people's feet, and entertain their masters.

Will Beauty adjust to this place where pain and pleasure are one and the same? Will she be able to submit and become an obedient slave to please the Prince? Or will Beauty be sent to the village along with the other princes and princesses that were unable to please their masters?

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1.0 out of 5 stars Boring, lame, anti-erotic
This is hands down THE lamest piece of writing I have ever had in my hands.
If I had never read anything "erotic" before, I would have never touched anything with that label... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Owen Arthur Laprath

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
When I received this book I decided to start reading it right away. I couldn't put it down. I just kept reading. Read more
Published on Oct 5 2006 by Carrie

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Fetishism
My book club was nothing less than titilated by this selection. It was extremely arousing and exposed us to new and fascinating areas of eroticism. Read more
Published on Jul 17 2006 by Cleo

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read
I enjoyed the sleeping beauty trilogy.
Note that this is not for those who have absolutely no interest in S&M/ bondage dominance- it will only disturb you. Read more
Published on Mar 18 2006

2.0 out of 5 stars ...Classic?
I've heard this touted as an "erotic classic," I don't know if that's the general consensus for I don't normally read or pay attention to the genre, but I certainly hope not,... Read more
Published on Jul 14 2004 by I. M. Umoh

1.0 out of 5 stars Happily NEVER After
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1.0 out of 5 stars Erotic it is NOT
This is perhaps the least erotic bit or erotica I have ever encountered. It is neither titlating nor satisfying at any point along its tedious way. Read more
Published on Jul 4 2004 by Evelyn M. Jensen

4.0 out of 5 stars Sleeping Beauty meets the Prince
Anne Rice's rewriting of Sleeping Beauty is absolutely remarkable. The Prince that claims her takes her away for her to become a sexual toy in the court of some tyrannical Queen... Read more
Published on Jun 24 2004 by Jacques COULARDEAU

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